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Burgundy 2024 – guide to our coverage
Everything we’ve published on this challenging vintage. Find all our published wine reviews here. Above, the town of Meursault in the Côte de Beaune, viewed from Les Grands Charrons vineyard...
Team JR
Monday 12 January 2026
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Burgundy 2024 – UK merchants making offers
Information about UK merchants offering 2024 burgundy en primeur. Above, a pair of ‘brouettes’ for burning prunings, seen in the Richebourg Grand Cru in Vosne-Romanée (photo by Jon Wyand). We...
Team JR
Thursday 8 January 2026
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