Summer and heat take the 'Hog a bit off track - this time to fish and chips. Fish and chips is what I would call an international dish, meaning that it's available in many countries and is found in myriad variants and creative expressions in each. Even in Nuits-Saint-Georges I have so far …
Visit to Mark Haisma – Tasting Grace in the 2020 Reds
Mark Haisma's winery is in a new business area in Gilly-les-Citeaux, the same area where one finds Domaine Laurent Ponsot. This says something, as Mark is not the mingling type, fraternizing with the Burgundy elite. Mark's strong Australian influence makes him informal and straightforward, although …
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Visit to Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – Tasting the 2021s from Cask
Burgundy and tradition are strongly linked, but as in all other aspects of life, change eventually takes the stage. At Domaine Comte Georges Vogüé, new winemaker Jean Lupatelli has made his first strides with the cool and exciting 2021 vintage. He took over from François Millet, who retired last …
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Visit to La Maison Romane – Tasting the 2021s
"Oronce de Beler is, regardless of how you look at it, a true Burgundy personality." This was my lead sentence when I wrote the article about him last year. This is even more at the top of mind this year, as he's now also producing beer brewed partly with pinot noir. He produces beer, …
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Visit to Château de Charodon – Tasting the Red 2020s
Château de Charodon, under Louis Vallet, is a new name on the Burgundy scene, although Vallet has long worked at different estates here - most recently at Domaine Pierre Bourée, his old family domaine. However, he's turned the page and started a new negociant business in the buildings of his …
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