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Fossil flecked grey limestone fragments with tiny oyster shell imprints scattered on dark soil beside a pale tinted glass of white wine — Kimmeridgian rock shapes Chablis
Burgundy

William Fevre, Chablis and what Kimmeridgian rock does

Pour a glass of Chablis next to a glass of Chardonnay from somewhere warm and...
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A hillside vineyard row on a gentle slope with a simple stone marker post and a glass of pale red wine on a fence rail — Cheaper than Chassagne not worse
Burgundy

Rene Lequin-Colin and why Santenay costs less than Chassagne

Open a Burgundy list and the same village name will appear six or seven times,...
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Whole grape clusters with stems intact filling an open wooden fermentation vat, pale stalks among the dark berries — Whole bunches alter red Burgundy
Burgundy

Louis Latour and what whole bunches do to red Burgundy

Pour a red Burgundy into a glass and hold it over a white tablecloth. You...
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A negociant cellar holding mixed oak barrels from different vineyards stacked together, chalk marks faint on each end — Ownership is not the whole story
Burgundy

Louis Jadot and whether owning the vineyard matters

There is a question people learn to ask about wine early, and then ask for...
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A row of unlabelled wine bottles on a stone shelf above a pale chalky soil sample in low afternoon light — Too many Colins share one name
Burgundy

Joseph Colin and the Chassagne surname problem

You are looking at a wine list in Central and there are three white Burgundies...
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A plain wicker grape basket on a stone farmhouse step, modest vine rows climbing a gentle hillside behind — Cheaper Burgundy has a reason
Burgundy

Faiveley and why the southern Burgundy villages cost less

Draw a line down the Burgundy map and something strange happens to prices about forty...
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An unlabelled Burgundy bottle leaning against a ledger open to handwritten vineyard names, a brass compass and folded map on oak — The Burgundy label tells the tale
Burgundy

Bouchard Pere et Fils and how a Burgundy label works

A Bordeaux label tells you which estate made the wine. The chateau owns the land,...
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Stacked oak barrels of different ages crowd a cellar floor, an unlabelled bottle and a wax sealed ledger on the nearest barrel head — Negociant is not just reseller
Burgundy

Benjamin Leroux and what negociant really describes

In Burgundy there is a word that quietly halves a wine's perceived value before anyone...
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Two identical grape clusters rest on a weathered fence post splitting the frame diagonally, soil texture shifting across it — Same grape, triple the price
Burgundy

Same grape, same grower, triple the price: what the gap is

Two bottles are sitting next to each other on the shelf. Same grape, same producer,...
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A small wine glass sits beside a narrow stack of gold coins and a tiny fenced patch of vineyard soil in a terracotta tray — Scarcity sets the Burgundy price
Burgundy

Why Burgundy costs what it does, and where the value hides

You looked up a Burgundy someone poured at dinner, found it costs more than your...
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