New Burgundy Newsletter - Any Opinions?

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Clive Coates discontinued publication of The Vine several months ago for health reasons. For me this left somewhat of a vacuum in detailed reviews of both young and mature Burgundy. I just received a letter, with a recommendation by Clive Coates included, that describes The Burgundy Briefing newsletter that is just being started by Sarah Marsh M. W. The details are at her site at

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I wonder if any of you have an opinion on the likely quality of this newsletter. With 6 issues a year on the web only at about 50 UK Pounds, it is not exactly inexpensive. Subscriptions can be paid using credit cards or PayPal. However they will automatically renew your subscription and charge your card each year unless you cancel your subscription. This usually causes me to pass up anything sold on such terms,

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DaleW · Accepted Answer

Hmm. I don't know of her, but one would think a "sample issue" might be more than a table of contents. I'd personally want to see some actual writing (a bit more in depth than Comte Armand's winemaker just got married). Maybe you could contact and ask for a couple sample pages?

I personally like Claude Kolm's Fine Wine Review. You can see a sample at :

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6 issues at $35/year, but not all Burgundy- probably 50%, with 30% German and rest Northern Rhone and a bit of Piemonte.

He doesn't tend to do as much retrospective stuff as Clive Coates did (which I know you liked). Claude is actually pretty forthcoming if you have particular questions.

If you'd like to see a more recent sample of FWR email me a fax number or an address I'll send you a couple pages.

megatron2k02 · Answer

That got me too.Check out the 'Content Menu' at the top and you can see the actualarticles.It has an arrow pointing to it.Peter

Michael Pronay · Answer

I startet a thread on this subject on the Parker board:M.

DaleW · Answer

Ah, Peter, thanks. I clicked on sample issue but missed the contentbox.Seems like good writing. And more confirmation I should have bought '02BdMartray Corton-Charlie and Lafarge Chenes when I could (almost)afford them. :(

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