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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The Spirit of Basque Country in Txakolina
By Joshua Cohen
Fresh, spritzy, bright—but most importantly FUN. Txakolina is ubiquitous in Basque Country in the north of Spain.
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Patrick Piuze and John B. Truax tasting in Chablis
By flatironwines Admin
Our last stop in Chablis was with Patrick Piuze, a 41 year old French Canadian who found his way to Burgundy. He worked the harvest for Franck Grux at Olivier Leflaive in...
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Edges of Burgundy: Mercurey
By Jeff Patten
It's true that Mercurey does not produce any reds on the level of the Cote d'Or's greatest. Yet, compared to red wines from many other regions of the world --...
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Germany 2013 Vintage: The Beauty of Contrast
By flatironwines Admin
Challenging vintages like 2013 give me pause to wonder whether the concept of a "perfect vintage" is itself flawed, and does it really behoove us to seek to drink and cellar only those...
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Edges of Burgundy: Savigny-les-Beaune
By Jeff Patten
Of the villages I've covered so far, Savigny-les-Beaune is the most puzzling. I kind of understand why St. Aubin is off the radar, as it occupies a separate valley from...
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A Farewell from Dan Weber
By flatironwines Admin
From the bottom of my heart, my most sincere thanks to all of you who have made this experience so memorable.
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Four Valuable Lessons about Burgundy
By Jeff Patten
I love the wines of Alexandrine Roy (daughter of Marc Roy, who gives her domaine its name) mostly because they taste so good, but also because they teach us some...
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Edges of Burgundy: Santenay
By Jeff Patten
For a while I felt that drinking Santenay was like visiting your family of wild cousins and marveling that they are related to you. Was that really Pinot Noir....or was...
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Edges of Burgundy: Saint-Aubin
By Jeff Patten
Today we start exploring the Edges of Burgundy with Saint-Aubin. This is a series that focuses on villages of Burgundy that are less heralded despite producing world class and age-worthy...
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Edges of Burgundy: Our New Blog Series
By Jeff Patten
Is Burgundy going the way of Bordeaux? Prices certainly are going up every year. The top producers’ wines are now out of reach for the vast majority of us. In...
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Top 10 Wines for Summer that aren't Rosé or Prosecco
By Jeff Patten
No, I don't just drink Rose and G&Ts all summer long. I simply can't survive three months of the year without some more serious flavors. Here's what I do:
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Hi, I'm John Truax.
By flatironwines Admin
I grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the Fifties. My grandparents on my mother's side loved wine and traveled to Europe many, many times. We always had wine at Sunday...
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Alto Piemonte: Drilling Down
By Jeff Patten
Eric Asimov recently had a great write-up on Nebbiolo from the "other" parts of Piedmont (meaning not Barolo or Barbaresco), as well as Valtellina in Lombardy. The vast majority of the wines...
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