Hospices de Beaune is a very exciting event that takes place in Beaune every third weekend of November. Initially created as a charity event to raise funds for the ill in 1450, the tradition continues to this day, with wealthy landowners donating vineyards to benefit the Hospices. Originally, the Hospices was a hospital in the [...]

Chocolate and Wine — A Perfect Match Do you like chocolate? If so, you may be curious to know that it pairs very well with wine — especially wine from Burgundy. Here I am, on the kind of gray overcast day that makes the charming city of Beaune even more mysterious, about to attend a [...]