Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Maison Harbour is one of the new and small negociants in Savigny-Les-Beaune - for those not familiar - a small village located outside of Beaune. I have followed Maison Harbour more or less since the beginning so have quite a detailed knowledge of the estate and the wines they are making. …
[Read more...] about Visit Maison Harbour, Tasting of the 2017s from cask
This week marked a milestone for me as Burgundy writer, as the sale of Domaine Dublère sort of concluded an "era" of my Burgundian history. I always enjoyed the wines of Blair Pethel, and while they were not from famous grand cru vineyards - aside from the overlooked Corton-Charlemagne - they …
[Read more...] about In faith and expectations – Winehog ponderings
Domaine Grivot has a lovely collection of 1er crus - 9 in total - and the quality of these wines are increasing year by year. The Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots is in my view one of the top 1er crus, although both the Aux Reignots and the Brûlées are perhaps more know by collectors. It's however …
[Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine Grivot, Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots
I do like the work of my good friend goldsmith Gitte Bjorn, who has designed my visiual identity ... "The drinking Winehog" - used for the Winehog award. Gitte is internationally acclaimed, recipient of numerous prestigious awards, member of the Goldsmith Guild's board. She is in my view among …
New is good! .. and I do love the taste of fresh Pinot or Chardonnay. I have therefore decided to make a quite big update to Winehog, hopefully to get a bigger flow of new wines through the tasting table - to get the inspiration and vivid life of new producers filling the Riedels and …
