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The Saturday Paulée Lunch, the festival’s signature event.
Over the years, the Paulée Lunch has become the festival’s marquee event, capturing the esprit of the gathering.
Although we skipped the event for last year’s virtual festival, the 2019 Paulée Lunch was one of the best to date. And as always, the wines that made their way around the room were exceptional.
Below, we’ve shared a video and a couple of highlights from the event.
We couldn’t be more thrilled to be bringing the lunch back this year.
Be sure to visit the Facebook photo album (at the bottom of this post) for more food and wine highlights.
Acclaimed wine writer Alice Feiring to present Aligoté seminar (Fri., Oct. 22).
We are thrilled to announce that acclaimed American wine writer Alice Feiring (left) will be joining us for the festival’s Aligoté seminar on Friday, October 22.
Click here for details and registration.
Alice has spent countless hours in Burgundy and she is widely considered to be a leading expert on Aligoté.
We couldn’t be more happy that she has agreed to present what is sure to a fantastic tasting.
Journalist and essayist Alice Feiring was proclaimed “the queen of natural wines” by The Financial Times. Feiring is a recipient of a coveted James Beard Award for Wine Journalism,
among many other awards. She has written for newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, New York, Time, AFAR Magazine, World of Fine Wine, and the beloved wine zine, Noble Rot. She frequently lectures worldwide as well as appearing on national radio and podcasts.
Her previous books include Natural Wine for the People, Dirty Guide to Wine, For the Love of Wine, Naked Wine: Letting Grapes do What Comes Naturally, and her controversial 2008 debut, The Battle for Wine & Love or How I Saved the World from Parkerization. Her next book, To Fall in Love Drink This, drops August 2022.
Alice lives in New York and publishes the authoritative natural wine newsletter The Feiring Line.
Featured Wines:
2019 Le Grappin Aligoté
2018 Domaine de Villaine Bouzeron
2019 Pierre Morey Bourgogne Aligoté
2015 Domaine Ponsot Morey St. Denis Mont Luisants VV
2015 Claire Naudin Le Clou Aligoté
2018 Sylvain Pataille ‘Clos du Roy’ Aligoté
Master Sommelier Jay Fletcher, top taster and beloved wine professional, returns to Boulder to lead “A Tour of Rare Premier Cru Wines” Friday 10/22.
A Tour of Rare Premier Cru Wines and multi-course dinner at Steakhouse 316 with special guest, Master Sommelier Jay Fletcher (Fri., Oct. 22).
He’s been called “a legendary sommelier emeritus.”
“The Mr. Miyagi of Sommeliers.”
“The Obi-Wan Kenobi of sommeliers or the Coach K of wine-tasting coaches.”
“A guiding light for many of the Masters.”
His name is Jay Fletcher and he is one of the country’s most renowned wine professionals and one of the wine trade’s most engaging and entertaining raconteurs.
He’s been part of the festival since its earliest iterations and this year he’ll be leading “A Tour of Rare Premier Cru Wines and multi-course dinner at Steakhouse 316 with special guest, Master Sommelier Jay Fletcher (Fri., Oct. 22).”
The wines will be great to be sure. But the icing on the cake is Jay’s storytelling and his immense abilities as a taster and raconteur of wine.
Welcome Sophie’s Neighborhood, a Boulder-based non-profit devoted to curing a rare children’s genetic disorder.
Boulder Burgundy Festival and festival founder Brett Zimmerman welcome Sophie’s Neighborhood, a nonprofit dedicated to fundraising for research into the development of an effective treatment or cure for an ultra rare genetic disorder: Multicentric Carpotarsal Osteolysis (MCTO).
Sophie’s Neighborhood is a nonprofit organization founded in response to Sophie Feder Rosenberg’s diagnosis of Multicentric Carpotarsal Osteolysis (MCTO) Syndrome. Sophie was misdiagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis for a year until the correct diagnosis was discovered through Whole Exome Sequencing, one of the most extensive genetic tests available.
In a matter of a moment, our understanding of Sophie’s condition went from being within a large subset of children with a very treatable disorder – arthritis – to suddenly being one in 30 with a crippling, life-altering disease that has no treatment or cure.
Image via the Sophie’s Neighborhood Facebook.
VIDEO: Nuits-Saint-Georges Seminar (Nov. 13)
Nuits-Saint-Georges Seminar featuring the wines of Domaine Robert Chevillon
with Master Sommelier Brett Zimmerman and Lyle Railsback of Kermit Lynch.
At Home with Boulder Burgundy Festival, Sunday, November 15.
Sunday, November 15
At Home with Frasca Food and Wine
Reservations can be made online HERE. View menu by clicking HERE.
Frasca Food and Wine exclusive “At Home with Frasca Food and Wine” ~ A Burgundy-inspired menu with wine pairing.
Scheduled Pickup will be available in Boulder (at Frasca) on Sunday, November 15 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. and Denver (at Tavernetta) from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Ordering Deadline: Friday, November 13 at 5:30 p.m. MST. Only 100 meals available.
Dinner for 2: $200.00 + tax & optional gratuity (includes a $25 donation to our charity partners).
Includes full menu & bottle of 2018 Didier Fornerol Côte de Nuits-Villages. This menu contains dairy and gluten. Please email reservations@frascafoodandwine.com or call (303) 442-6966 for more info.
Here’s the write-up from Frasca, including notes on the menu, the featured winemaker, and the wines.
Every fall, we have the great fortune of being a part of Boulder’s best wine event — the Boulder Burgundy Festival. Celebrating 10 years this year, the Boulder Burgundy Festival is pivoting (as we all are) to an entirely virtual format. We are honored to be a part of the festivities with a truly decadent At Home With.
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VIDEO: Domaine des Comtes Lafon seminar (Nov. 6)
The 2020 Boulder Burgundy Festival gets its start with a winemaker seminar featuring Dominque Lafon and the wines of Domaine des Comtes Lafon.
Dominque has been called “one of the most talented winemakers in all Burgundy and one of its most inquiring minds.” Decanter magazine has called him “the world’s best producer of white wine.”
Dominque’s family has owned the storied Domaine des Comtes Lafon since 1865. It includes 14 hectares planted to vine in the communes of Volnay, Monthélie, Chassagne-Montrachet, and Meursault where the estate is located. It also hold the unique distinction of being the owner of the all the premier crus in Meursault.
Dominique is joined by Coravin founder and inventor Greg Lambrecht and importer Daniel Johnnes for an unforgettable tasting and discussion of Domaine Comtes Lafon’s extraordinary wines.
Leading Burgundy expert Bertrand Leulliette on Vosne Romanée and the wines of Anne Gros.
Leading Burgundy expert Bertrand Leulliette will be joined on Saturday, November 14 by Master Sommelier Brett Zimmerman and Coravin founder and inventor Greg Lambrecht as they discuss the wines of Vosne Romanée and taste through wines from one of its most celebrated producers, Domaine Anne Gros.
Bertrand will be leading the guided tasting and offering detailed notes on each parcel and the domaine’s winemaking style. He’ll also be talking about the changing-of-the-guard at the domaine as Julie Gros, the winery’s current generation, begins overseeing winemaking there.
Saturday, November 14
Winemaker Seminar: The Village of Vosne Romanée with Bertrand Leulliette featuring Domaine Anne Gros
1:00 p.m. MST
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 853 9174 3853
Passcode: 698376
To register, please choose one of the following donations to our charity partners:
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE WINES
(15% discount on mixed 12-bottle cases)
Master Sommelier Brett Zimmerman, Coravin founder and inventor Greg Lambrecht, and importer Bertrand Leulliette will host this special virtual seminar featuring some of the most celebrated wines of the Vosne Romanée.
Dominique Lafon, “the world’s best producer of white wine” (Decanter).
The 2020 Boulder Burgundy Festival gets its start this Friday with a winemaker seminar featuring Dominque Lafon and the wines of Domaine des Comtes Lafon (see details and registration info below).
Dominque has been called “one of the most talented winemakers in all Burgundy and one of its most inquiring minds.” Decanter magazine has called him “the world’s best producer of white wine.”
Dominque’s family has owned the storied Domaine des Comtes Lafon since 1865. It includes 14 hectares planted to vine in the communes of Volnay, Monthélie, Chassagne-Montrachet, and Meursault where the estate is located. It also hold the unique distinction of being the owner of the all the premier crus in Meursault.
Dominique will be joined by Coravin founder and inventor Greg Lambrecht and importer Daniel Johnnes for what is sure to be an unforgettable tasting and discussion of Domaine Comtes Lafon’s extraordinary wines.
Friday, November 6
Winemaker Seminar: Domaine des Comtes Lafon
with Dominique Lafon
10:00 a.m. MST
Meeting ID: 844 0391 9822
Passcode: 905915
To register, please choose one of the following donations to our charity partners:
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE WINES
(15% discount on mixed 12-bottle cases)
Coravin founder and inventor Greg Lambrecht will join importer Daniel Johnnes and Dominique Lafon to discuss the superb Burgundy wines of Domaine des Comtes Lafon and Domaine Dominique Lafon.
Zoom information will be emailed to attendees.
Image via the Grand Cru Selections website.