A native of Chalon-sur-Saône, this journalist specialising in vines and wine, notably for the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd’hui and the website Vitisphere, has written 111 vins de Bourgogne à ne pas manquer. The result is a selection as eclectic as it is refined… How did you come up with the idea for this project? To be perfectly frank, it was a […]
At Athenaeum since 2019, this granddaughter of a Burgundy winegrower continues to reconcile two passions: music, as a teacher, and wine as a specialist bookseller. Today, for our special Summer newsletter series, she opens her holiday suitcase to you… Which novels will you be taking with you this summer? When Tamsin Calidas leaves London for […]
This sales assistant has been working at the Athenaeum for over 20 years now. Now a specialist in glassware and sommeliers, Evelyne Saussard unveils her suitcase as part of our special Summer newsletter series. Which novel will you be taking with you this summer? Violette Toussaint is a cemetery warden in a small town in […]
A sommelier in London for 10 years, this distinguished guitarist and music enthusiast has joined Athenaeum in 2019. He, in turn, opens his suitcase to you, as part of our special Summer newsletter series… Which novel will you be taking with you this summer? Readers of Jim Harrison are familiar with his devouring passion for […]
After practising his sommelier skills in Rome, in the family enoteca, this lover of France – and its vineyards – has joined Atheneaum, in Beaune, in 2019. For our first special Summer newsletter, he opens his suitcase to us… Which novel will you be taking with you this summer? In 2005, in California, a fire […]
To coincide with the Burgundy Aligotés tasting at Athenaeum on 18 July, the “Swiss Army knife”, as he calls himself, from the Rougeot Père & Fils estate joined Les Aligoteurs very early on. Now a member of the board, he looks back at the history of the association and its work. How did Les Aligoteurs […]
Since 2019, he has been making a name for himself. Even though his father and mother are still very much involved in the family estate in Morey-Saint-Denis, Laurent Peirazeau manages his 3.6 hectares of 15,000 bottles a year, across 13 appellations, in his own way, fervently. Like his ancestors, from the vineyard to the cellar, […]
From 26 to 30 June, Givry will be hosting the 27th edition of this festival of world music, wine and local culture, chaired since last year by Vincent Clément, a Givrotin at heart and owner-manager of the Athenaeum in Beaune. With just a few days to go before the first festivities get underway, we take […]
In her sixth and latest book, Cher pinard, the wine merchant, sommelier and journalist explores the taste of wine, from its origins to current trends, via its language and its experts… A fascinating read. You wrote it yourself: there have probably never been so many tools and books to accompany wine tasting. So why a new […]
Together with photographer Paul Lehr and journalist Matthieu Le Goff, they have just co-written Vinocolor. A colour chart of wine that is as pleasing as it is instructive. Interview. How did you come up with the idea of looking at wine through the prism of its colours? G. C. : It all started with one of […]
The story of this American wine enthusiast, whose expertise in chemotherapy implants has led to the creation of one of the world’s best systems for serving and preserving wine, is a fascinating one. Here’s a look back at the story and its happy aftermath… Before you turned to the medical industry, you were already a […]
In 2019, this son of a winegrower from Chavot-Courcourt took over the management of the cooperative in the village where he grew up. Three vintages later, the success is undeniable. We take a look back at this success story, the fruit of an atypical approach. You didn’t always want to be an oenologist, did you? […]
