Mar 13, 2023
This week’s show covers the southern part of the Côte de Nuits, south of Gevrey-Chambertin. In this part of the Côte de Nuits you will find some of the most famed, expensive and coveted Pinot Noir on earth. We start with a recap of episode 464 to tie these two shows together. Then we work our way through the...
Mar 6, 2023
This week’s show covers the Côte de Nuits: the northern part of Côte d’Or, the famed ‘golden slope’ of Burgundy.
The Côte de Nuits lies between the city of Dijon in the north and hamlet of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the south (from which the Côte takes its name). In this small area, you...
Feb 27, 2023
Our antipodean correspondent, Simone Madden-Grey joins the podcast again (man, scheduling over the last few years has been hard!)! She gets us up to speed on one of the exciting trends in Australian wine right now: alternative varieties (like Fiano, Vermentino, Tempranillo, and more!)
We define alternative varieties,...
Feb 13, 2023
Here's the of Alternatives to Chardonnay list from the show!
Photo:
Chardonnay grapes. Credit: Getty images via Canva
Chablis-Influenced – other cool climate wines
- Alsace Pinot blanc or Alto Adige Pinot bianco
- Dry Chenin Blanc from Loire – Savennieres (more than Vouvray)
- Sancerre (same soils)
- Muscadet – lees...