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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Embarrassing... The Winehog (aka Steen Öhman) seems to have forgotten to report the results from the tasting at Domaine Sirugue - in March! Mistakes have been made - clearly - during these COVID-19 times. But still, this is not a proud moment. My apologies to Sirugue, and to the readers who …
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The Jérémy Recchione labels attract attention and focus. So do the wines. They started out in 2017 as "regular" organic wines with little sulphur, but evolved further in 2018 and 2019 into wines made and bottled with no sulphur. CALL OF THE WILD!! A short Hog-story: Back in 1987, I scared my …
The 2019 vintage is brilliant and Vins d'émotion are there to be found from many estates. That said, even the best producers have their weak spots. Finding a vin d'émotion is therefore a time-consuming sport - yet it's fulfilling and gratifying as is nothing else. Vins d’émotion should at all …
Enjoyable wines are built mainly for straightforward pleasure and enjoyment, and can range from regional to grand cru. The keys are - as always - tension and energy that make the wine both lively and attractive. Big terroirs are not a must with these wines, but neither are they a …
[Read more...] about The Enjoyables: Vivacious and forward 2019
Hedonistic wines - a wine built for pleasure and enjoyment - can be regional or can be grand cru. The keys are the tension and energy that make the wine both lively and enjoyable. Below is a list of the 2019 wines (so far) that have met these criteria. Update 14/09/2020. Hedonistic vins …
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