I’m just back from a whirlwind trip to the record-breaking 2017 Hospices de Beaune wine auction, and wanted to share a few images with you to get a flavor of the tour and all it entailed.
I’ll be hunkered down for the rest of the holiday season writing several pending stories for publication in a number of wine and lifestyle magazines, but be sure to share more information with you as deadlines loom after the first of the year. In the meantime, happy holidays, all – and safe travels.
Burgundian family domaine owners with roots in Oregon open their cellars to L.M. Archer for a February 2018 story in Oregon Wine Press.
" data-orig-size="2048,2048" title="Burgundian Vignerons + Cellars" data-image-title="Burgundian Vignerons + Cellars" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/img_3968.jpg" style="width: 229px; height: 229px;" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" height="229" width="229" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/img_3968.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="229" alt="Clockwise from top left: Jean-Nicolas Méo of Domaine Méo-Camuzet and Domaine Nicolas-Jay in Oregon; Veronique Drouhin-Boss of Maison Joseph Drouhin and Domaine Drouhin + Roserock Oregon, Domaine Gille, Comblanchien, Matthieu Gille of Domaine Gille and consulting Oregon wine maker, Comte Louis-Michel Liger-Belair of Domaine Liger-Belair and Chapter 24 in Oregon. Images: ©L.M. Archer" data-original-width="229" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1510940709","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/img_3968.jpg?w=700" /> Clockwise from top left: Jean-Nicolas Méo of Domaine Méo-Camuzet and Domaine Nicolas-Jay in Oregon; Veronique Drouhin-Boss of Maison Joseph Drouhin and Domaine Drouhin + Roserock Oregon, Domaine Gille, Comblanchien, Matthieu Gille of Domaine Gille and consulting Oregon wine maker, Comte Louis-Michel Liger-Belair of Domaine Liger-Belair and Chapter 24 in Oregon. Images: ©L.M. Archer
The annual Hospices de Beaune wine auction began in 1851 offering wines from the Hospices de Beaune (founded in 1443), with proceeds benefitting charitable organizations in Burgundy and France.
" data-orig-size="2048,2048" title="Hospices de Beaune press conference." data-image-title="Hospices de Beaune press conference." data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/3435639c-e47e-4494-8cfc-d0378405fac0.jpg" style="width: 229px; height: 229px;" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" height="229" width="229" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/3435639c-e47e-4494-8cfc-d0378405fac0.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="229" alt="Press conference about to start in Hotel-Dieu, Hospices de Beaune managing director and first female winemaker Ludivine Griveau presents her impressions of the 2017 vintage; luncheon wines flanking a courtyard image from Hotel-Dieu. Images: ©L.M. Archer." data-original-width="229" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1511101253","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/3435639c-e47e-4494-8cfc-d0378405fac0.jpg?w=700" /> Press conference about to start in Hotel-Dieu, Hospices de Beaune managing director and first female winemaker Ludivine Griveau presents her impressions of the 2017 vintage; luncheon wines flanking a courtyard image from Hotel-Dieu. Images: ©L.M. Archer.
Scott Wright and David Baker collaborated on a previous film entitled “American Wine Story.”
" data-orig-size="2048,2048" title="3 Days of Glory Film Release" data-image-title="3 Days of Glory Film Release" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/img_4235.jpg" style="width: 229px; height: 229px;" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" height="229" width="229" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/img_4235.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="229" alt="Oregon fine wine importer Scott Wright and filmmaker David Baker invite L.M. Archer to attend an exclusive preview of their forthcoming film on the 2016 Burgundy harvest "3 Days of Glory," due out in 2018. Images: ©L.M. Archer" data-original-width="229" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1511138475","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/img_4235.jpg?w=700" /> Oregon fine wine importer Scott Wright and filmmaker David Baker invite L.M. Archer to attend an exclusive preview of their forthcoming film on the 2016 Burgundy harvest “3 Days of Glory,” due out in 2018. Images: ©L.M. ArcherAs always, great to hear from you in the ‘Comments’ section below and on social media – cheers!
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