Imbibing the culture of Burgundy

I HAD three great Burgundies last night at dinner - my hostess was a very dear friend who shares my love of wine, hence the wines. While absorbed in the study and enjoyment of the complexities and beauty of those wines, the words of Roger Scruton, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, came to mind: "Burgundy is not a drink, it is a culture."

All three wines invoked images and memories of…