The thrill of burgundy, partly as a result of its long history, is the precision of its geography. Von romane malconsor does taste perceptibly different from von romane sho just down the hill. Vone will have belovely racy stuff, always compared with jevry's richness and anchomba's transparency. And over all these centuries, there's hardly been any change to the boundaries or the map. In burgundy. Mediaeval monks who did so much for bidiculture in burgundy would recognize many of the names that we see on labels to day. Contrast that with bordeaux er where chateau sa cons owners are constantly swapping parcels of land
Among wine lovers, there is no greater divide than that between Burgundy and Bordeaux. These are the world’s most celebrated wine regions. What separates them and why the great rivalry? Back in 2015 we invited two of the UK's top wine critics, Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson, to debate the issue. Chairing the event was Michelin-starred chef and restauranteur Michel Roux Jr.
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