Learning about Burgundy’s geography and the association of wine with its region is essential to fully understanding it. The land. The major regions of Burgundy are located in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, and from north to south, they are the Côte...
Saône River
How to Untangle Burgundy
The easy. It’s easy to purchase Burgundy in some respects because there is one red, Pinot Noir, and one white, Chardonnay. In truth, white Aligoté and red Gamay are grown in small amounts in Burgundy but are not primary grapes. The difficulty. The difficulty...
The new Beaujolais will arrive!
The Beaujolais wine region is in central-eastern France on the western side of the Saône River, close to Lyon. The Burgundy wine region is to the north, and the Rhône and Provence wine regions are located south of Beaujolais. There are three sub-regions within Beaujolais:...