The Covid lockdown is creating quite a bit of stress on the calendar, and on my ability to expand the Winehog site as planned. One could fall into despair or, alternatively, try to manage. Given the situation, I feel we have done OK, although I would vastly prefer being in Burgundy tasting as we …
The true hedonistic joy of wine
I have been ranting a lot about vins d'émotion and the importance of feeling and appreciating their hedonistic, joyful excitement. As I get older I find this becomes even more important, with this impression surely accentuated by the current Covid crisis. I miss the opportunity to seek out these …
Hospices de Beaune auction reset for December 13
The 2020 Hospices de Beaune wine auction in Beaune is now rescheduled to December 13. Here is the press release confirming the new date of the 160th Hospices de Beaune auction - the largest charity wine auction in the world.. It is not easy to arrange big events in these COVID times. …
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Terroir Insight: Cécile Tremblay Chambolle-Musigny Feusselottes
Some wines have tremendous hedonistic appeal - at least to me. One example is Chambolle-Musigny Les Feusselottes, a wine that combines refined detail with hedonistic generosity from relatively deep, ample soil. No one seems to express the joyful, hedonistic charms of Feusselottes better than …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Michel Gaunoux Corton Renardes
Domaine Michel Gaunoux is a special and unique estate. It respects traditions and upholds these to the benefit of fans of older-school Burgundy. Burgundy in retrospect Burgundy has changed radically since I began my quest for great pinot and chardonnay in the early 1990s. Back then, …
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