The Latest Breaking News from Burgundy

Japan's Escargot Entrepreneur Achieves The 'Impossible'

Far from Parisian bistros serving up Burgundy snails, one Japanese man has figured out how to farm the slimy species -- a feat that has long eluded the French.

International Business Times · Jun 13, 2024

Beyond Burgundy: more affordable pinot noirs

Pining for pinot but put off by the price? Here’s how to find value in the most magical of red wines

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024

'Something unique': Stephane Pommier's French vineyard adventure

Tour the vineyards and villages of Champagne and Burgundy.

Newcastle Herald · May 1, 2024

Brilliant white wines made from versatile and elegant chardonnay

From racy, mineral numbers to rich, oaked bottles, it’s one of the world’s most popular winemaking grapes for a reason

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way

Deep in a forest in the Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a castle the medieval way — no motorized machines included.

WEKU · Oct 1, 2023

8 of the best vineyards to visit in France, from Champagne to Alsace-Lorraine

Whether wetting your palette in Burgundy or savouring sips of rosé in Provence, here’s our pick of the bunch for French vineyards

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Up close with the stags of France's Boutissaint wildlife park

Deep in France's Burgundy region lies the Boutissaint wildlife park. Within its 400 hectares of forest, several hundred animals roam free: stags, roe deer and boars, which visitors can observe as they wander through this natural setting with very few fences. The park is the brainchild of the Borione family,…

France 24 · Sep 7, 2023

Hidden French treasures: The cellars of Burgundy's wine capital Beaune

Beaune is the wine capital of France's Burgundy region. Above ground, the old fortified city is already beautiful. But the real treasure is hidden below the surface, down in the cellars. They contain two million bottles of wine, in a total of five kilometres of galleries, all linked together. One…

France 24 · Jul 6, 2023

A free spirit and a fearless artist: Colette at 150

A century and a half after her birth, Colette remains an icon: a bestselling author, a music hall star, a mime artist and, eventually, an elder stateswoman of French literature. We discuss her extraordinary trajectory with author Emmanuelle Lambert, whose book "Sidonie Gabrielle Colette" takes us through the many faces…

France 24 · Jan 26, 2023

The sea of burgundy at Westminster Abbey was a not-so-subtle rebuke to Meghan

It’s unlikely that the Waleses’, Tindalls’ and Middleton’s collaborative sartorial effort was coincidental

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022