The Burgundy ....
For everything I just said about the salmon, the Prime Beef Bolognese is better. This is hands down the best pasta I have had on the east coast. It's surprising, I know. But I'm Italian and therefore an official authority on the matter and I am telling you this bolognese is to die for. Like, last meal worthy stuff. All that said, it's not for the faint of heart - this is a big meal. Come hungry.
For everything I just said about the salmon, the Prime Beef Bolognese is better. This is hands down the best pasta I have had on the east coast. It's surprising, I know. But I'm Italian and therefore an official authority on the matter and I am telling you this bolognese is to die for. Like, last meal worthy stuff. All that said, it's not for the faint of heart - this is a big meal. Come hungry.
Wine enthusiasts will also appreciate the chance to see the vineyards and sample such renowned wines as Chablis, Beaune, Macon and Nuits-Saint-Georges, just a few of those produced in this region of France and another excellent reason to visit!
Burgundy covers quite an extensive area and includes four French departments: Cote d'Or (north-east), Nievre (south-west) , Saone-et-Loire (south-east) and Yonne (north-west).
Few wine region names stir the hearts and salivary glands of wine lovers quite like Burgundy. Long considered the standard-bearer for Pinot Noir andChardonnay wines for the rest of the world, this French winemaking region produces some of the rarest, most coveted, and most expensive wines in the world. It doesn't help the rest of the wine-loving globe that over fifty percent of the wines made in Burgundy get consumed locally in France. There's more to Burgundy than pricey Pinots and Chardonnays, however, as you'll see from the facts below.
Introduction
A BRIEF HISTORY
Before you visit Burgundy it is useful to know that for several centuries (until 1477) the region was a state independent of France and important religious centre of Europe, and sided with the English against the French during the Hundred Years War.
At that time it was a very rich state, and continues to be one of the most wealthy regions of France to this day: it is the legacies from this golden age of prosperity that still provide many of the major attractions in the region.
Few wine region names stir the hearts and salivary glands of wine lovers quite like Burgundy. Long considered the standard-bearer for Pinot Noir andChardonnay wines for the rest of the world, this French winemaking region produces some of the rarest, most coveted, and most expensive wines in the world. It doesn't help the rest of the wine-loving globe that over fifty percent of the wines made in Burgundy get consumed locally in France. There's more to Burgundy than pricey Pinots and Chardonnays, however, as you'll see from the facts below.
