Wine with Leslie: Burgundy bargains and wines that show off their regional terroir

2020 has been a very difficult year for the world but one small benefit that has come out of the trauma is that it has made all of us look to the local

Vineyards in the autumn season in Burgundy, France

You don’t need to be told that much can change in a year. This time last year I was writing about my once in a lifetime trip to the Hospice-de-Beaune Auction where barrels of wine are auctioned to raise money for the local hospital foundation. 

Over several generations tracts of some of the most famed vineyards in the world have been donated to the Hospice and prior to the auction I got to taste my way through each barrel.