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“I need to check the cellar real quick,” he thought to himself, and headed to the Burgundies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Two years later, Laborde has opened what he says is the first alcohol-free wine store in a country renowned the world over for its Bordeaux red wines and white Burgundies.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2022

Burgundies that bear the regional stamp Bourgogne, made from grapes grown anywhere within Burgundy, can be wonderful.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2021

Kurniawan soon became a wine world darling as restaurant owners, Hollywood producers and billionaire Bill Koch purchased from his collection of Burgundies.

From Salon • May 9, 2021

The Burgundies should follow—the purple Chambertin or odorous Romanee.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 290, December 29, 1827 by Various