Wine 101

A quick episode on the story of Beaujolais. It's just south of Burgundy but it came up a very different way.

As we close our Burgundy series, we see the wine region experience a rollercoaster ride from flourish to hardship and ending with silver linings resulting in the Burgundy we know today.

The Dukes of Burgundy were a vibe, for sure, and their wealth and royal connections made this era in the region prosperous and messy. But it was Phillip the Bold who sewed and seed that brought about change that would last until today.

As we dive further into how Burgundy became Burgundy we need to talk about the people who gave this region its name. How did the kingdom of Burgundy form and how do vines and wines play into the mix?

We are diving into a series exploring how Burgundy became the famous wine region it is today. And we begin with the Gauls and their obsession with wine south of the Alps.

In this brief episode, we take it all in and explain the five sub-zones of Champagne, what grows there and why.

As Champagne evolved and prospered cooperatives began to spring up diversifying grape sourcing even more. With all of this came the Champagne codes. The what?

The Champagne riots were ugly and violent but were an important moment in the wine region's development as well as the rest of the country's wine industry.