B.Y.O.B. , Issue 2.2

A new independent quarterly wine magazine exploring the fascinating world of low-intervention wine.

B.Y.O.B. stands for “Bring Your Own Bottle”, but in our case, it’s about bringing your own story, passion and experience. In this 136-page issue (format: 5.5x 8.25 inches), you’ll find:

A look at the people, events, and weather conditions that have shaped the Côte d’Or over the past 50 years.

What it’s like to drink 100-year-old wine (and why some people do it all the time).

A look back at the first-ever BYOB dinner in New York, which took place 25 years ago.

In this issue:

In 128 pages you’ll find:​​​

• Why everybody suddenly wants to drink the same bottles — Pierre Renauld applies René Girard’s theory of mimetic desire to cult wines, allocations, and modern wine culture.

• Raj Vaidya traces Burgundy’s remarkable organic transformation over the past four decades, while Paul Knittel asks whether farming itself is beginning to challenge our understanding of terroir.

• Steven Graf’s practical guide to buying, cellaring, and drinking Burgundy without losing your mind — or your savings.

• Why the Hautes-Côtes are becoming one of Burgundy’s most compelling places to grow wine, followed by in-depth conversations with Alexandre Aires (Maison A&S), Lucas Saulnier (Domaine Les Monts), Alban Desazars (Maison Ex Nihilo), Bastien Gautheron (Maison Gautheron d’Anost), and Valentin Krug, exploring where one of Burgundy’s most dynamic appellations is heading.

• Sara Keene sets out in search of Burgundy’s most promising young winemakers at Haut les Mains.

• One Week, Nine Visits — Alexander Shchurenkov spends a week with Jaeok Chu Cramette (Domaine d’Eugénie), Jean Marshall, Amélie Berthaud (Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet), Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne (La Pierre Ronde), Seiichi Sato (Domaine Petit-Roy), Chisa Bize, Jean Orsoni & Juliette Puyperoux (Le Puy de l’Ours), Jérôme Galeyrand, and Vincent Paindavoine, discovering the winemakers quietly reshaping Burgundy.

• Aligoté’s remarkable rise from Kir to cult status, and why one of Burgundy’s oldest grapes has become one of its defining stories.

• Why Marsannay is closer than ever to joining Burgundy’s premier cru elite.

• German winemaker Johannes Aufricht on flower labels, obsessive precision, and the Aligoté that was never part of the plan.

• B.Y.O.B. Paris Editor Yasha Lysenko reports on Japan’s most elusive cult producer, Domaine Takahiko.