presents...

March 20th, 2002

Yes, for the first time, a Wine Bar, in downtown Beaune is pouring a California Pinot Noir by the glass next to a Chambolle-Musigny, Bonnes-Marres, Pommard and a Volnay!

Jean-Jacques Hegner, Le Bistrot Bourguignon & Wine Bar

Jean-Jacques, "This tastes like Vosne-Romanee!"

Which California Pinot Noir is poured in Burgundy, France?

Coyote Canyon 1999 Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir

Unfiltered Unfined = 4Attababys!

Troy Bunnell, winemaker Coyote Canyon

WineChief "Dark nose of black cherries,

strawberries and cinnamon.

Big dark bold round flavors of strawberries, cinnamon,

a hint of cranberry, caramel and toasty flavors of vanilla.

A great ride from beginning to end!

Round mouthfeel and a long balanced finish that

echoes smoky rasberries. The best of the 1999 Garys'!"

Le Bistrot Bourguignon & Wine Bar 8 rue Monge - Piétonne 212200 Beaune, France Telephone 03 80 22 23 24 jjhegner@wanadoo.fr

Jean-Jacques "Welcome, right now we have a big exhibition all over the Burgundy region with tastings in each village named "les grands jours de Bourgogne" Chablis, Meursault, Gevrey, Chambolle, Vosne Romanée, Corton, Pommard, everywhere during a week... For professionals only and very famous. A wonderfull opportunity to taste all burgundy wines and one California Pinot Noir!"

WineChief "Le Bistrot Bourguignon & Wine Bar serves the Best Beef à la Bourguignonne and Coq au Vin in Burgundy, and it's a great place to relax, have a glass of California or French Pinot Noir paired with Beef à la Bourguignonne and listen to music with friends! Don't speak French? No problem, Jean-Jacque speaks English!"

Jazz Festival in Beaune! Music and Pinot Noir! You bet!

Jean-Jacque is the host!

Hospice de Beaune, public auction is coming up in November, too!

Jean-Jacques HEGNER address:

8 rue Monge, 21200 BEAUNE French FRANCE

Born: December 19th 1953. Likes wines and food., good time with friends. Likes to travel, Rugby, Jazz Music, flying airplanes. High School Diploma in 1971. High Photographer Diploma in 1974. Photographer during 10 years in his own store in Beaune, 1976 - 1985. Creator and owner of the wine-bar-restaurant, Le BISTROT BOURGUIGNON, Beaune, in 1985. A brief history: After his hih school diploma, Jean-Jacques HEGNER decided to make studies about Photography in Paris for 2 years. At the end of this vocational training with the Photographer diploma, and his military service in 1976, he opened a photographer store in Beaune, making pictures for clients and corporations. Most of his clients was people and family working in Burgundy wine world. Tasting very often wines after working in the customers wineries, Jean-Jacques Hegner became a good connaisseur about Burgundy wines. Tasting and knowing wines became a pleasure and a passion. After 10 years, in 1985, he decides to change the store for a wine bar-restaurant in the same location, in the center of Beaune, the Burgundy wines main city . The name of this wine-bar-restaurant is Le BISTROT BOURGUIGNON. He developped the concept of wine-bar, unknown in Burgundy, to be able to offer to his customers to taste wines by the glass, and of course by bottle. The first time for the customers, wine lovers or foreign importers, to have the opportunity to taste wines in another place than in the wineries. Many of these importers discovered new wines in his wine-bar, asking informations about wine-makers and wines, and later import them. Now famous in many countries, the wine-bar is visited by international customers. Passion and pleasure are still strong now and Jean-Jacques Hegner agrees to respond to invitations of international restaurants to share knowledge and passion with staff and customers.

Main References:

Conferences, hotels staff training, wine selection, wines tasting for hotels staff and customers :Versailles restaurant, Regency Intercontinenatl Hotel, Bahrain, UAE, in 98, 99, 2000. Regent Grand Formosa Hotel Taipei, Taiwan in 2000. The Three Hares Country Inn restaurant, York, England, in 99, 2000. Member of Association des Sommeliers de Bourgogne. Member of Association des Sommeliers de France. Tasting for french, German, Deutsh, US wine guide-books or magazines (Wine, Guide Hachette, Guide des Sommeliers, Bourgogne Magazine, Alles Ÿber Wein...) Noted in : Wine Spectator magazine, USA - Decanter magazine, UK - ELLE magazine, Japan. Bourgogne magazine and Bourgogne Aujourd'hui magazine, France... US, English, Japanese, Deutsh, German, Italian wine guide-books or travel guide-books.

Gary Pisoni and Gary Franscioni

Gary Franscioni Vineyard Pinot Noir (Garys' Vineyard) on the left and Gary Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir on the right.

Great wine is made in the vineyard! The Garys' Vineyard is a great example. I gathered up all of the Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noirs I could find. All the wines were great and the unmistakeable soil from the Garys' Vineyard was evident throughout.

Garys' Vineyard is approximately 7 miles from the Pisoni Vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands just south of Gonzalez, California. Many wineries are purchasing fruit from this vineyard and have produced glorius wines.

Click here to see more about the Pisoni Vineyard and Tasting!

Garys' Vineyard is in it's seventh leaf, planted from Pisoni vineyard rootstock and is managed and owned by Gary Franscioni and Gary Pisoni who have been friends since High School. So, there are two Garys, thus Garys' Vineyard! Thatsusitzeaation!