With Sylvain Pataille it is impossible not to talk about rosé, his specialty. Not just rosé, but a Burgundy rosé worked like a grand cru. In the mind of a lot of people, when we think of rosé, we think of la Provence and the south of France. But more and more winemakers across France are starting to include…
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A sip with Christophe Roumier (Chambolle-Musigny, Burgundy)
Just like Laurent Ponsot, I met Christophe Roumier for the first time in New York, during Rudy Kurniawan’s trial. Roumier’s bottles of wine have also been the victims of fraud perpetrated by Kurniawan during several years until he was arrested in March 2012. Christophe Roumier, grand son of Georges Roumier, represented Domaine G. Roumier during the trial. I did not have a chance…
One sip with Laurent Ponsot (Morey-Saint-Denis, Burgundy)
I first met Laurent Ponsot on a rainy day of December in New York. He was in the Big Apple to testify against Rudy Kurniawan, who had counterfeited many of his wines. Laurent Ponsot, owner of the Domaine Ponsot, actually gathered the evidence with the FBI against him. Long story short, the winemaker became famous for having discover the fraud (Vanity…