Domaine de la Douaix is one of the few producers of white Corton - meaning a white wine made from the Corton vineyard, but outside the Corton-Charlemagne appellation. Complex - yes; French - very much so, and charming indeed! I love these idiosyncrasies that make Burgundy Bourgogne. This wine is …
Visit to Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet – tasting the 2018s
Burgundy is a magnificent place with tremendous wines, tasty food, beautiful countryside and villages to experience and enjoy. This is, however, a problem when on a wine-tasting trip. There are too many appointments and too little time to simply live and enjoy Burgundy, to indulge and float …
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Visit up above to Domaine de la Douaix – tasting the 2018s
Gilles of Arcenant: There is something poetic about the beautiful hills of the Hautes Côtes and the wines of Gilles Moustie; slightly rustic perhaps, but yes, also poetic. Gilles is a sturdy Belgian who is in the Hautes Côtes with a strong purpose. He is certainly the guy to take the high …
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Domaine Jérôme Galeyrand Gevrey-Chambertin “La Justice” 2017
Moving 1200 bottles of wine certainly does whet your appetite ... and at my age also the need for indulgence. The gracious host found just the wine to serve my hedonistic thirst - the delicate and delicious La Justice from Jérôme Galeyrand. This is a truly sensual wine; vivid fruit spiced with …
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Collins Corner #22 – Vintages: Not just a numbers game!
This week Robert Collins is flying low over the villages, vineyards and vintages of Burgundy. VINTAGES : NOT JUST A NUMBERS GAME! Does it add up? Sometimes you are trapped when you try to reduce life’s experiences to a CFO’s balance sheet. Behind the vintage are many emotions, and your …
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