Here is a selection of Itouch / Ipad apps to help you to explore and discover the Burgundy wine region of France.
BURGUNDY WINEincludes many fantastic images of castle vineyards, storehouses, and great vintage wines. You can also enjoy detailed information on each wine brand.Features:
1) Tons of high resolution Burgundy wine photos
2) Interactive vineyards map
3) Burgundy wine wiki library
4) Searches tweets related to Burgundy wine
5) Daily updated contents
Cost: $ 1.99
WINE EXPERTS RATING provides the expert ratings and selling price for Burgundy & Rhone wines like the wines produced by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC), Domaine Leroy in Burgundy and Chateau de Beaucastel, Domaine Jean-Louis Chave in Rhone.
The experts(RP, WS, ST, CG) rating are available for most vintage of each Burgundy & Rhone wine. It is the best buying guide for Burgundy & Rhone wine!!
Cost: $ 5.99
SOUTHERN BURGUNDY EXPLORER is a mine of information about this beautiful part of France. With 120 entries and over 1,800 photos, this app will let you explore and learn about a part of France that many miss. Romanesque Churches, WWII historic sites, the once largest church in the world, prehistoric caves, forest adventures and leisurely cycle rides; whatever you’re looking for, Southern Burgundy has it. And don’t forget the world famous vineyards, where you buy wine direct from the producer. Southern Burgundy Explorer highlights what attractions to see, and contains a wealth of practical tips to ensure that you get the most out of your visit.
Cost: $ 1.99
TASTEVINAGE aims to be of use to all lovers of Burgundy’s wines: as an invaluable landmark in the complex landscape of the region’s terroirs.
Find the finest wines with the tasteviné’s wine search engine.
Contact the éleveur and, moreover, learn about the Tastevinage and the history of the Confrérie des Cheveliers du Tastevin.
Cost: FREE
VINS ET TOURISME EN BOURGOGNE is a full app gathering producer contacts, vineyard maps, events and accommodation options. This add has been created in partnership of the BIVB (Burgundy Wine Bureau). Very useful to plan your trip to the Burgundy wine region of France!
Cost: FREE
TOPOFBOURGOGNE is your guide to help you to fill up your cellar! Based on the top 4 French wine buying books (Dussert Gerber, Hachette, Gault et Millau, La Revue du Vin de France), this app helps you to maximise your wine buying budget.
Cost: $ 3.99
GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS 2012 is the French wine buying bible! With over 36 000 wines tasted, the guide brings you a selection of 10 000 wines praised for the quality/value they offer!
Cost: $ 18.99
Running from Saturday June 30th to Sunday July 22th 2012, the 99th Tour de France will cover a total distance of 3,479 kilometres. Among the main wine regions the bikers will go through: Champagne, Macon (Southern Burgundy, Pouilly Fuissé), Beaujolais and Provence (Gigondas, Chateauneuf du Pape, Lirac, Tavel).
November 27th, 2011 | Misc
November 10th, 2011 | Misc
On my way back to Vancouver after a terrific private 12 day long biking trip in the Burgundy and Piemonte (Barolo) wine regions. We had the best both regions have to offer: Michelin star restaurant cooking workshop, fabulous wine tastings (Roty, Hudelot Noellat, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Louis Jadot, Marc Colin, Domaine Esmonin, Luciano Sandrone, Conterno Fantino, Elio Grasso, Chiara Boschis, Giorgio Pelissero, Marchesi di Gresy), private wine dinner with Luc Bouchard from Bouchard Père & Fils and 3 great producers of La Morra (Marco Marengo, Revello, Giovanni Corinno), private pasta and Italian cooking workshop and so on, and so on…! Weather was great and my clients LOVED the experience:
Yannick,
Let me echo the Raleigh’s and thank you for a terrific holiday!
Glad you made it through the border. I made it through Alba and am on my way to Bologna. After Alba we rode by Barbaresco. I had no idea that we rode so far! (My driver was amazed!)
Regards,
Charlie
Glad to hear border crossing went well. Still waiting for plane to depart and this champagne doesn’t measure up to last night’s asti. (…)
Great time with biking, cooking, drinking and eating. Yannick — you are the best! Have a good trip back and I can’t wait to be able to do this again.
My Best, Dianne
Yannick,
Thanks for a fabulous trip. (…) ,
Greg
Here is a teaser!
October 14th, 2011 | Misc
If good weather continues over the next few weeks, Burgundy growers will start harvesting during the second fortnight of August. Obviously harvest dates will depend on the variety and the specific site but the bunch closure stage was reached at the end of June with grapes already the size of a “good pea” according to the local marketing board. Flowering was a staggering three weeks early compared with 2010 and 18 days earlier than the 1994-2010 average across-the-board. The grapes are described as very healthy and although it is too early to predict the quality of this year’s vintage, currents signs are said to be very encouraging.
One p
art of Burgundy is not so optimistic however. The Rully appellation area suffered serious damage recently from hail. Press reports claim that as much as 50 or even 80 percent of a total 360 hectares under vine were destroyed. Again, weather conditions over the coming weeks will be decisive as some vines may still be able to recover from the damage and good weather would prevent the spread of disease. Hailstones tore grapes open and any disease could spread to entire bunches.
