Vignerons normally harvest their own vineyards, and get their grapes from their own plots. It seems, however, that an increasing part of the wine production is coming from bought grapes, i.e grapes from vineyards owned by others. This can be a sale of grapes, of juice or even "more or less" …
Visit to Domaine Roulot – a 2023 retaste
I tasted the 2023s from Roulot already in April 2025, and as always some wines were more ready to recieve a visit at this stage ... others clearly had a more reductive day. I now had the chance to retaste the portfolio ... most showed more or less the same (unchanged review) whike a few needed a …
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The Roses of Vosne-Romanée – Tasting Domaine Jean-Pierre Guyon’s 2024s
Jean-Pierre Guyon is a man of action and change, and with the 2023 and 2024 vintages, new leaps have been taken to ensure further progress. First, Guyon started using oaks with a very light toast and was looking to decrease the use of sulphur, and then, he began a version of Baie-par-Baie …
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Winehog treat #2 … the aligoté “standard”
Regardless of fortune, fame or occasional financial despair... I like to get a good wine at an affordable and attractive price. Sometimes this is 25 EUR, other times it's 100 EUR ... and on rare occasion I feel tempted to push further ... but to be honest, 200 EUR should involve a full-blown vin …
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Winehog treat #1 … the pinot jar
Regardless of fortune, fame or occasional financial despair... I like to get a good wine at an affordable and attractive price. Sometimes this is 25 EUR, other times it's 100 EUR ... and on rare occasion I feel tempted to push further ... but to be honest, 200 EUR should involve a full-blown vin …