Archive - Gallico Vinum

Old House, New Burgundy

Historic cellars, horse-worked vineyards and radical restraint: how Chandon de Briailles is quietly rethinking tradition in Burgundy.

17 hrs ago

The Price of Entry: Roederer, Domaine Damoy and Burgundy’s New Land Rules

Roederer’s Domaine Damoy deal tests France’s new vineyard land rules—and raises questions over who gets access to Burgundy’s terroirs.

Aug 29

The Vines That Refuse a Haircut

Why Lalou Bize-Leroy stopped hedging her vines—and what Burgundy’s experiments with tressage reveal about an influential idea.

Aug 28

The Five Hectares That Became Petrus

How five hectares bought from Château Gazin in 1969 complicate the story of Petrus, its celebrated clay and the meaning of terroir.

Aug 27

What Survived Phylloxera?

What Bollinger’s Vieilles Vignes Françaises reveals about old vines, ungrafted Pinot Noir and what it really means to survive phylloxera.

Aug 26

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