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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Over the last five years, I have really come to appreciate Domaine Faiveley due to the style, availability, and quality of its wines. It has the whole package, so to speak. Domaine Faiveley is, however, a very large operation producing countless wines on different levels and in far-flung …
[Read more...] about Faiveley summer wines: the vivid Ladoix
Armand Heitz at Domaine Heitz-Lochardet has just completed his first five years as winemaker at the family estate. I have followed Armand from the beginning - or should I say almost the beginning - starting with tasting his 2013s and 2014s. Time marches on, and I think it's time to take a …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Heitz-Lochardet – tasting the red 2018s
Wine journalist the Winehog interviewed wine consumer Steen Öhman (aka the Winehog, below) about the concept of "vin de soif." Six pointed questions about "vins de soif" A short note on the term vin de soif: It is an expression used about wines that are easy-drinking and or drinking well. …
Montrachet is a legendary vineyard, and while its boundaries have been defined since 1921, some neighbouring plots and parcels are more closely related to it than others. Thibault Morey has two - no, three - plots located very close to the promised land. One is in Chassagne-Montrachet Les …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Morey-Coffinet Chassagne Dent de Chien
Domaine Faiveley has over the last ten years assembled an important holding of white Burgundy vineyards, mainly with a new stronghold in Puligny-Montrachet which includes village Puligny and the 1ers crus Les Referts, Champ Gain, and La Garenne. Even more notably, it now has relatively prominent …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Faiveley Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
