We are sorry to inform Clive's friends that he died on 26th July 2022 in hospital in Lyon. He was 80 and had been in poor health for some time. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him and we are keenly aware of the influence he had on so many wine lovers around the world. We are sure that he would have wanted anyone who wished to remember him to open a bottle of something nice and raise a glass in his memory.
The family of Clive Coates
Clive Coates MW
(Master of Wine)
one of the world's
leading wine authorities.
Read his biography here ...
The 2021 Vintage
October 1st 2021
The Burgundian Harvest
The harvest took place in the last two weeks of September. As I have pointed out already, the yield is small, as a result of bad weather in the spring. But the harvest weather was not too bad, with nothing that a table de trie could not sort out. The ripeness and alcoholic levels were adequate. And quality is at least satisfactory.
