Trip to Burgundy for the Hospices de Beaune auction
By John Truax
I spent a week in Beaune tasting across top domaines and the Hospices de Beaune, getting an in-depth look at the challenging but promising 2024 and 2025 vintages. Despite heavy...
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VIDEO: Breaking Down the Last 10 Bordeaux Vintages
By JR Thomason
For some time now, we've had a goal of shooting videos to educate and entertain wine enthusiasts near and far. Though we are now out of January, the month when...
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Pure Burgundies from New Star Chantereves
By flatironwines Admin
Chantereves is an absolutely brilliant tiny negociant in Savigny-les-Beaune. The Chantereves team is the very outgoing and charming – Tomoko Kuriyama and her shyer and more reticent husband, Guillaume Bott....
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The Pleasures of the Solid Case
By Jeff Patten
I decided that the way to try something new was to stop trying new bottles of wine, and start drinking the same wine over and over again. What I wanted...
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A Week In Burgundy With John Truax (Part 6)
By flatironwines Admin
Tuesday, November 17 I had to great fortune to be invited back to Becky and Russell’s house in Bouilland for another gala luncheon and a vertical tasting of Grivot Richebourg....
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A Week In Burgundy With John Truax (Part 5)
By flatironwines Admin
MONDAY, November 16 I got up, made coffee, bought a croissant at the bakery across the street and I walked across Beaune. A gray morning, the clouds were low in...
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A Week in Burgundy With John Truax (Part 4)
By flatironwines Admin
SUNDAY November 15th We were invited to a grand lunch at Becky Wasserman’s house in Bouilland. Her husband Russell Hone is a celebrated amateur cook who once worked for celebrated ...
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A Week In Burgundy With John Truax (Part 3)
By flatironwines Admin
SATURDAY November 14TH Saturday the tragic events in Paris cast a pallor and sense of uneasiness over the celebratory mood. Some questioned whether the auction would even be held. Would...
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Georgia On My Mind (Part 2)
By Jeff Patten
Amber Waves of Taste There’s been a lot of talk recently about “orange wines”: white varieties macerated and fermented on their skins, taking on an amber hue. The examples...
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A Week in Burgundy with John Truax (Part 2)
By flatironwines Admin
FRIDAY November 13, 2016 Friday morning was grey and foggy, it’s always like this during the Hospices week. We went to Vosne Romanee to taste with Louis-Michel Liger Belair. There...
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A Week in Burgundy with John Truax (Part 1)
By flatironwines Admin
Today we begin a wonderful journey with John Beaver Truax through Burgundy. He visited for a week during the 2015 Hospices de Beaune auction and we'll be posting a series...
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Georgia On My Mind (Part 1)
By Joshua Cohen
Of all the lesser-known wine regions of the world, the Republic of Georgia could be the most important one no one is talking about. Being surrounded by unfriendly neighbors &...
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The Story of the Chick'n Shack sandwich and the Three Cru Beaujolais
By Maggie Scudder
Beaujolais is perhaps the most versatile wine to accompany almost all foods. Probably not good with a caramel stout brownie sundae float, but I have not tried it. However, in...
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5 Quick Tips for Holiday Wine-Giving
By Jeff Patten
Wine makes a great holiday gift. Here are some tips to help you out:
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