Master of Wine Jasper Morris, author of "Inside Burgundy" (2010), says that in his opinion the two most plausible explanations are faulty corks and global warming.
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So playing Bach at the Vezelay Church in Burgundy, it's a great wine region, one of the great cathedrals.
While other wine categories have performed well at auction as interest in Burgundy and other regions has grown, Bordeaux has taken the brunt of the market pressure.
But you're now in the mood to hang out and taste wines with your friends, and that's the catalyst to sit at the table and order a bottle from Willamette or Burgundy and have some food that complements the wine.
This kid-glove treatment means a wine that costs more than merlot, but a lot less than Burgundy.
In Burgundy, it is still possible to overpay for mediocre wine.
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If the dish contains lots of raw vegetables, pair it with a light, fresh wine, such as an Old World Sauvignon Blanc, a white Burgundy or a Chablis.
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Le French GourMay (until 31 May), and this year it is Burgundy in east-central France, one of the oldest wine growing regions in the country.
While Chardonnay grew to fame as "white Burgundy, " Pinot Gris began turning up in odd corners of the wine world under murky aliases: In France alone, Pinot Gris is also known as Tokay d'Alsace, Pinot Beurot in Burgundy and Malvoisie in the Loire.
Let's start with the wine writers, the people who contribute observations like "It is a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption, " at least in the imaginations of James Thurber and Monty Python (a fine Australian fighting wine, indeed).
Mr. Morris, who is also the author of "Inside Burgundy" (2010), has assembled an impressive-looking team, including four Masters of Wine, the wine trade's highest qualification, and two master sommeliers.
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