Matthew Palynchuk

PhD student @UofT, where I think about egalitarian justice and disability. Also into wine, cooking, coffee, and reality TV. Would fail the marshmallow test.

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No photos, but Romain Chapuis and Arnaud Chapuis (separate projects) are making incredibly exciting wines as well with Pinot Noir and Aligoté.

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We’re now in Burgundy and, more specifically, Beaune! First night in, we bought some cheese, charcuterie, and bread and had dinner outside. Paired it with a special bottle I picked up from Lapierre: the cuvée Marvel Lapierre from 2016.

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Day 3 in Beaune: caught a ride to an amazing event dedicated to natural wines: Haut les Mains in Lusigny. Dozens of winemakers converged to host a wonderful tasting at a breathtaking estate. There was music, food, beer, coffee, and cider too!

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Producers that really stood out: Maison Maenad (Canadian making wine in Jura), Vin Noé (American in Burgundy also making some killer Beaujolais), Charlotte and David Beck (southern German Pinot Noir and Pinot gris, only 6k btl a year), Chris Santini’s Burgundy and Beaujolais

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The tasting was fantastic. Marchand Tawse has 19 different cuvées from all of the Côte d’Or. we had the privilege to taste several of them to get a better hold of the diversity in terroir here.

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Day 2: went to a terrific market in Beaune and travelled up to Nuits Saint Georges for a tasting with Pascal Marchand of Marchand Tawse. Pascal is originally from Montreal, but has been in Burgundy for decades.

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We attended this event with two Americans who have moved to London and own a biodynamic vineyard on Mt Etna (who I met at the Lapierre tasting). We celebrated our last evening with a magnum of Yvon Métras’ 2016 Fleurie. Métras makes highly desired natural wines from Beaujolais.

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In my happy place, Beaujolais.

Day 1 we rented bikes and went to Côte de Brouilly, which is on what used to be a volcano. We visited the wonderful Nicole Chanrion, who makes powerful, but elegant and exciting Gamay.

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We ended our last evening in Beaujolais at a weekly event in the town (and cru) of Fleurie, known from producing wines from gamay with wonderful elegance like delicate floral notes. The event includes live music, amazing food, wine, beer, and local artisans/shops.

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With the meal I had one wine of many that showcases the age-ability of great Beaujolais. This is a 13 year old wine from the cru of Fleurie made by Sylvain Chanudet. Lots of dried violets, dried cherries, dried leaves, and mushroom. Still lively with more years to go!

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Day 2 didn’t have any tastings with winemakers, but did include a fantastic meal at L’atelier du Cuisinier. This is a super traditional spot for the food of Lyon and Beaujolais. It also has a jaw dropping wine list of aged Beaujolais.

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The estate was actually originally farmed by Jules Chauvet, who basically kickstarted the natural wine movement in France. A meticulous biologist, his wines were (apparently) vibrant, alive, and still very clean and well made. This is Alex, who is training under Jean Claude.

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Our last visit was to Chateau Cambon. Originally a project started by Marie Lapierre (wife of Marcel Lapierre) and Jean Claude (le chat) Chanudet. This land is actually outside of any Crus, but produces top quality fruit.

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@deeesharp Oh, and Anca Gheaus’s work, esp this forthcoming: https://t.co/jSUqIoFKNZ

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@deeesharp I would also add that the Silvers, Wasserman, Mahowald, Becker “Disability, Difference and Discrimination” (1998) collection, Silvers and Francis Ed. “Americans with Disabilities” (2000), and the very underrated Clement “Care, Autonomy and Justice” (1996) are relevant.