Why everybody suddenly wants to drink the same bottles — Pierre Renauld applies René Girard’s theory of mimetic desire to cult wines, allocations, and modern wine culture. Raj Vaidya traces Burgundy’s remarkable organic transformation over the past four decades, while Paul Knittel asks whether farming itself is beginning to challenge our understanding of terroir. Steven Graf’s practical guide to buying, cellaring, and drinking Burgundy without losing your mind — or your savings. Why the Hautes-Côtes are becoming one of Burgundy’s most compelling places to grow wine, followed by in-depth conversations with Alexandre Aires (Maison A&S), Lucas Saulnier (Domaine Les Monts), Alban Desazars (Maison Ex Nihilo), Bastien Gautheron (Maison Gautheron d’Anost), and Valentin Krug, exploring where one of Burgundy’s most dynamic appellations is heading. Sara Keene sets out in search of Burgundy’s most promising young winemakers at Haut les Mains. One Week, Nine Visits — Alexander Shchurenkov spends a week with Jaeok Chu Cramette (Domaine d’Eugénie), Jean Marshall, Amélie Berthaud (Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet), Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne (La Pierre Ronde), Seiichi Sato (Domaine Petit-Roy), Chisa Bize, Jean Orsoni & Juliette Puyperoux (Le Puy de l’Ours), Jérôme Galeyrand, and Vincent Paindavoine, discovering the winemakers quietly reshaping Burgundy. Aligoté’s remarkable rise from Kir to cult status, and why one of Burgundy’s oldest grapes has become one of its defining stories. Why Marsannay is closer than ever to joining Burgundy’s premier cru elite. German winemaker Johannes Aufricht on flower labels, obsessive precision, and the Aligoté that was never part of the plan. B.Y.O.B. Paris Editor Yasha Lysenko reports on Japan’s most elusive cult producer, Domaine Takahiko.
