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Dine at Home in Style with Bourgogne Wines

25/05/2020

As the French novelist Claude Tiller wrote: “Manger est un besoin de l'estomac, boire un besoin de l'âme”, or “Eating is a need of the stomach, drinking is a need of the soul.” In the same enjoyable culinary spirit, as home-cooking becomes increasingly popular, France’s legendary Bourgogne wine region is recommending tips for pairing lesser-known affordable gems with Cantonese cuisine.

With an east-meets-west cultural twist, eight of Bourgogne’s admired yet accessible red and white Bourgogne & Mâcon plus geographical denomination wines are suggested as especially complementary for Guangdong’s regional culinary style.

Just as Cantonese cuisine is renowned as one of China’s ‘Eight Culinary Traditions’, Bourgogne and Mâcon plus geographical denomination wines are also considered ‘Hidden Treasures’ of the region’s appellations, “celebrating the emotion and authenticity of true artisans”, said Mrs Anne Moreau, President of the Communication Commission at the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB).

Singled-out among just 16% of total Bourgogne production with stricter specifications including more precise delineation and lower yields than Bourgogne or Mâcon without geographical denomination, “they offer an entry point into the unique terroirs of the famous region with incredible taste and price-quality ratio”.

Geographical denomination invites wine lovers on “the first step towards the terroir”, Anne Moreau said. “It highlights areas in the Bourgogne or Mâcon appellations with specific characteristics and narrows the wine down to a village name, such as Mâcon-Uchizy, Bourgogne Epineuil or Mâcon-Lugny, to name just a few; a distinct part of a region, such as Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise or Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune; or even a Climat, such as Bourgogne La Chapelle Notre-Dame and Bourgogne Côte-Saint-Jacques.”

The four recommended red wines are represented by Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits, Mâcon-Cruzille, Bourgogne Le Chapitre and Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune – with whites showcasing Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, Bourgogne Chitry, Mâcon-Fuissé and Mâcon-Lugny.