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Tag: Côte-d’Or

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Advanced Wine Knowledge

The Emperor’s New Glass

The year: 1805. The day: December 2nd. The fight: The Battle of Austerlitz. France was teetering on the edge of financial collapse and was about

Vineyards of Les Rugiens, a Premier Cru vineyard within the Pommard appellation in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy in the Cote d'Or
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Burgbit: France’s Golden Child

Check out Burgbit for bits of Burgundy info from our French and Burgundy wine specialist Kurt Eckert. Get familiar with easy-to-digest and uncommon facts about

Rocks from the soil in a vineyard in Burgundy, France
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Why Meursault Rocks (It’s The Stones!)

Go into the vineyards of Burgundy with expert Nick Poletto to see the rock-filled soil of Meursault and understand how those stones add character to Chardonnay.