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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Burgers and Chinon in the Neighborhood
By flatironwines Admin
Flatiron Wines is surrounded by some of the finest restaurants in the United States, indeed - some of the best on the world. It is true - in New York...
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Edges of Burgundy: Pernand-Vergelesses
By Jeff Patten
More so than any of the other villages covered in this Edges of Burgundy series, Pernand-Vergelesses qualifies for its Edges status thanks to both its red wine and its white...
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New Australia?
By Jeff Patten
Ever since Jon Bonne published his great book (and even before that in our weekly newsletter!) there’s been lots of talk about “The New California Wine.” And for good reason! There’s...
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Just the Facts: Corked Wine
By Jeff Patten
Here are the facts you need to know about corked wine!
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I want to learn about wine. Where do I start?
By Jeff Patten
I drank wine long before I wanted to learn about wine. Then one day I drank a delicious bottle of wine. I immediately decided it was time to start figuring...
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Seven Rules for When to Open Meursault
By Jeff Patten
In the world of fine white wine, perhaps no name resonates quite as much as that of Meursault. It's the kind of wine that everyone knows is pretty good. It...
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How Important Are Vintages?
By Jeff Patten
A lot of people out there are obsessed with vintages. There are lots of forces at work here. First, there are the wine geeks who have nothing better to do...
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10 Top Vintages to Get Ready For Now
By Jeff Patten
Collectors, how will you allocate your budget in the buying season coming up? Here would be my top picks based on what's available or coming into the marketplace these days.
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On Scoring Wine
By Jeff Patten
You may have noticed that, unlike many other wine shops and web sites, we don’t spend a lot of energy talking about scores and points.
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Top Ten Reminders from a Trip to Italy
By Jeff Patten
I was recently in Italy for a couple weeks. It was for a combination wedding and family vacation -- not wine-related at all -- in Tuscany and Umbria. So there...
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Edges of Burgundy: Marsannay
By Jeff Patten
It is easy to see why Marsannay gets "Edges" status. It is literally at the very edge of the Cote d'Or. For a long while, it's wines were all designated...
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Top 5 Trends in the World of Wine
By Jeff Patten
Here in New York City we often see what’s going on in the wine world before the rest of the country. This is where a lot of the celeb-somms are,...
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Decanting Red Burgundy
By Jeff Patten
Decanting red Burgundy is a hot button topic. People get really worked up about it. Some dogmatically prohibit this practice - ever. The most important thing is to put the...
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