Making Wine in Beaune
A Rare Opportunity
From our roots on the Sonoma Coast to the rugged terrain of Anderson Valley and the Sta. Rita Hills, it is no secret to KB loyalists that the center of our world revolves around Pinot Noir. We wanted to share our obsession in a new and thoughtful way which led to the launch of Pinot Talks®, a series of intimate seminars and blind tastings of Pinot Noirs from California and Burgundy. We looked at where these wines intersected and where they diverged. What we discovered was surprising—there are far more similarities than differences.
Those similarities inspired us to look inward and sparked a nostalgic journey back in time to the unbounded excitement for a grape that drove Dan Kosta and Michael Browne to go all-in. Their constant desire to learn, to grow, and to always innovate is as alive in our cellar today as it was when our founders traded in their tip envelope for a barrel of Pinot. Going to Burgundy was a natural next step—a chance to look outward again and pursue the winemaking journey of a lifetime.
The Regions
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When everything came together to make these wines in Burgundy, it felt like the opportunity of a lifetime.”
JULIEN HOWSEPIAN, WINEMAKER
Featured Release Wines
Burgundy Series
2021 NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES, Pinot Noir
2021 BEAUNE PREMIER CRU, Pinot Noir
2021 POMMARD, Pinot Noir
2021 VOLNAY, Pinot Noir
Featured Release Wines
Burgundy Series
2021 NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES, Pinot Noir
2021 BEAUNE PREMIER CRU, Pinot Noir
2021 POMMARD, Pinot Noir
2021 VOLNAY, Pinot Noir
Beaune, France
A PINOT NOIR ORIGIN STORY
The earliest recorded history of a grape called ‘Pinot’ dates back to a journal entry from the year 1375. Although accounts vary in terms of its origins, the grape found its spiritual home amidst ninety-three miles of sprawling vineyards in Burgundy, France. Rooted in unique and ancient Jurassic limestones soils, Pinot Noir has thrived there since the Middle Ages.
At the center of the Cote d’Or in Burgundy lies the walled-in town of Beaune, which is home to the famous Hospices de Beaune wine auction and has served as the center of the region’s wine community. The history, the soils, and ancient vines are known to produce some of the most expressive and aromatic Pinot Noirs in the world. When it comes to Pinot Noir, all roads lead to Burgundy.
