Monks, Pinot, and Thomas Jefferson (opens in new tab)

The 12th-century Château la Commaraine and its rare clos monopole vineyard. In Burgundy’s storied village of Pommard, a newly restored 12th-century château reopens as a hotel, reviving historic vineyards once praised by America’s third president By Mary Lussiana The end of April marked the opening of the long-awaited Château la Commaraine, a new hotel in the little town of Pommard, in the southern section of Burgundy’s Côte d’Or. The town itself is almost as intoxicating as the highly valued ...