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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I have been very lucky regularly to visit many of the top-end producers in Burgundy. But from time to time difficulties arise and years pass without securing a visit. This is one of the visits on which I have been waiting for several years. And finally I got the chance to visit the magnificent Cécile […]
What can I say: It is always a pleasure to visit Thibaud Clerget in Pommard, and the 2018 Clerget wines really impressed me on this most recent occasion. I first visited Thibaud in 2016, tasting the 2015 vintage, and the 2018 wines really show the improvements he has implemented since (almost equally hot) 2015. Hot […]
Many readers have asked me about the restaurants in Burgundy – where do I eat? And were can one expect to get good food and wine? This is not trivial, but with good planning it is possible to get very good food – even at reasonable prices. It’s important to note .. I do value […]
I am just back from Burgundy, tasting lineups of 2018 wines. A eventful and lovely trip – the culinary side was excellent, as were most of the tastings. Yet I also found some of the 2018s problematic from normally very competent producers – indicating that 2018 was indeed a difficult year for some. What we […]
