Chablis and Macon on a different path
While the Côte d’Or basked in the glory of its new Unesco status, the omission of Chablis and Macon came as a blow to those areas, but could ultimately be of great benefit to Burgundy lovers
Last week, we examined the dazzling news that not just one, but two, great wine regions had been recognised as a part of Humanity’s Cultural Heritage and awarded Unesco World Heritage Status, with both Champagne and Burgundy becoming listed sites.
However, in the case of Burgundy, there was a softly-spoken but enormous footnote: the whole region of Burgundy was not granted Unesco Heritage status, but just the tenderloin, the Cote d’Or, ...
