Burgundy

I thought it was a great opportunity for consumers, press and key members of the trade to meet, mingle and taste with winery owners and winemakers from some of Burgundies best Domaines," said Shyda Gilmer, Chief Operating Officer & Partner for Sherry-Lehmann.

Chatsworth newcomer Burgundy Creek Bar & Grill could use few more wines on list - especially some Burgundies.

California Pinot Blanc - same as for white Burgundies.

Most other young but reasonable quality reds should be 14 to 16 C and fine, old Burgundies, Bordeaux, Rioja etc a warmer 16 to 17C.

Among the 64 new world records, important benchmarks were set by three vintages of Ramonet's Montrachet, and the great 1999 red Burgundies made their presence known with world records from Dujac (Clos de la Roche), Roumier (Bonnes-Mares) and Rousseau (Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St.

I'm slowly recovering from tasting my way through dozens of wonderful red, white and sparkling Burgundies.

French red burgundies other than Beaujolais bottlings are primarily made from pinot noir grapes and France's white burgundies are chardonnays.

So I was pleased to be invited to a tasting recently of Louis Latour wines that included 1997 barrel samples of the great white burgundies of Puligny-Montrachet and Meusault to find out whether these wines really were "charming" or, as I suspected, a little too light to be called great.

Acker Merrall & Condit to unveil an extraordinary collection of legendary Burgundies plus rare First Growth Bordeaux at upcoming auctions

BIDDING, IMBIBING: Serious wine collectors will pay $100 to taste samples of classic bordeaux, rare burgundies and ``exciting'' California wines with appetizers and cheeses at Valentino, 3115 Pico Blvd.