Mick O’Connell’s Four Corkers: the Burgundy wines to bank on

While some dabble in the idea of dry January others are planning out their consumption for the following years.

Annually, January heralds the Burgundy En Primeur offers. En Primeur is a system of wine futures. Consumers are given the opportunity to purchase unfinished wines in anticipation of their later release, in the case of Burgundy a year and a half later.

While it may seem odd to purchase a wine that you won’t receive for ...