The Red Wines of Bourgogne

Burgundy is not a synonym for red wine, even thought the color known as burgundy is obviously named after red wine. Many of the worlds most renowned and expensive white wines come from burgundy. Adding to the confusion, going back 25 years plus, is that many red wines around the world were simply labeled "Burgundy" even though they were ordinary table wine. There are still some wineries, especially in the United States, that continue to label their wines as Burgundy, but these wines have no resemblance to the style of authentic French Burgundy wines.