Those of you that know us will have heard by now. After more than 25 years exploring Europe’s wine regions and culinary destinations with Papillon, Ellie and Dennis are coming home to Burgundy. With a lifetime of experience to share, we have long dreamed of creating something special here. And now that dream is coming...

The 2014 Chablis Concours The 28th Chablis Concours took place last week (yes I am late in reporting on this…), as always at the BIVB headquarters in the Petit Pontigny in Chablis. This event has grown in competence and stature over the years and is today one of the events in the year that Burgundy...

I was down in the Cote d’Or yesterday to see how the harvest finished and to smell that first whiff of fermentation. These past few weeks we have been hearing all sorts of reports from all over Burgundy. So now that the harvest is pretty much done, I wanted to see for myself what is actually...

This post was scheduled to appear last month, but in light of the recent legal actions taken against Burgundy winegrower, Emmanuel Giboulot, we decided to wait to see how the case would develop. (more…)