Thursday the 21st November 2024 will be Beaujolais Nouveaux day – so how about a few stats to get us going? The area under vine continues to decrease in Beaujolais – in 2023 it was ...

Brown and oxidised. This is the first sub-standard (worse than!) bottle of this cuvée that I’ve ever had. A cuvée that I bought from its inaugural 2001 vintage chez Gambal until Boisset bought the ...

A number of new domaines here, others catching up after a time away – including a few words from the producers on their 2022 and 2021 campaigns. As always, those wines worth a special search are ...

33 domaines – some new, some catching up – including a few words from the producers on their 2022 and 2021 campaigns. As always, those wines worth a special search are highlighted for you in blue: ...

Plus from each producer a few words on their 2019 and 2020 campaigns. As always, those extra-special wines that are worth a special search are highlighted for you: ...

Although this site has to support itself, and its author, everything in these pages is eventually free to view. With 350-400 domaine visits and many blind tastings per year, you won’t find that level ...

With this appellation, only the reds may add the name of the climat of origin e.g. : ...

66 domaines and their 2019s – including a few words from the producers on their 2019 and 2020 campaigns. As always, those wines worth a special search are highlighted for you in blue: ...

Just in case you didn’t know, there’s a big problem with en-primeur tastings; Back in January 2002 the 2000 Grand Cru of Clos des Lambrays really stood out for me at a tasting organised by the UK ...