Burgundy Expert Boulder
A curated Burgundy bench. From the people behind the Boulder Burgundy Festival.
From Master Sommelier Brett Zimmerman, founder of the Boulder Burgundy Festival. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Côte d’Or, plus Beaujolais, Chablis, and the Mâconnais.
Why Burgundy here
Brett built the section. He runs the festival.
Brett founded the Boulder Burgundy Festival to bring genuine Burgundy access to Colorado collectors. The shop’s Burgundy section is a direct outcome of that work — producers visit, vintages get tasted, and the wines on the shelf reflect that.
Past festival producers include Domaines Marquis d’Angerville and Roulot. Past festival writers include Eric Asimov of the New York Times and Master of Wine Jancis Robinson.
For collectors looking for allocated Burgundy — DRC, Roumier, Coche-Dury — the waitlist is the way in.
What we focus on
Producer, village, vintage, drinking window.
Côte de Beaune
Volnay, Pommard, Meursault.
Cooler-climate Pinot Noir and precise white-Burgundy producers working today.
Read more →Côte de Nuits
Gevrey, Vosne, Chambolle, Morey.
The most coveted reds in Burgundy. We work to bring depth, not just brand-name labels.
Read more →Chablis
Premier and Grand Cru Chablis.
Mineral, ageworthy, often misunderstood. We have a working Chablis section here.
Read more →Allocated
Rare and waitlisted Burgundy.
Allocated bottles never sit on shelves. Join the list and we reach out when allocations open.
Read more →Boulder Burgundy Festival
Each autumn in Boulder.
A non-profit week of dinners, panels, and rare pours. Programme drops in early August.
Festival waitlistBurgundy guidance
Burgundy made clearer, bottle by bottle.
Burgundy is one of the most rewarding wine regions to drink and one of the easiest to misunderstand. This page should help Boulder shoppers find guidance on producers, villages, vineyards, vintages, drinking windows, pairing, and cellar-worthy bottles without turning the experience into a performance.
Producer first
In Burgundy, producer style often matters as much as classification. A good recommendation starts with how the wine feels in the glass, not just the name on the label.
Village character
Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chablis, and the Cote Chalonnaise can each answer a different kind of occasion and palate.
For collectors and beginners
The right Burgundy page can serve serious collectors while still giving newer drinkers a friendly first step into Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and regional nuance.