Binny's Blog

Carbonnade à la Flamande is a Flemish beef stew indigenous to Belgium and the beer centric areas of northeast France. It only makes sense that northern European climes, heretofore unsuitable for the cultivation of wine grapes, would develop a beer-based stew akin to Beef Bourguignon.

Roger was recently asked about his "Aha Moment" in beer; that one drink that makes you realize what beer (or wine, or spirits) is capable of. For him, it was tripels.

No one in the world brings energy to a wine tasting quite like JCB. His wineries span the globe from Burgundy to the coast of California, and his combination of knowledge, passion and flair is unprecedented.