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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Sometimes we need to go back to basics ... Vosne Romanée ... and the classical yet updated style of Pinot Noir - a style that accommodates the modern wine making under global warming. During my tastings at Domaine Edouard Confuron's wines (first vintage was 2021), I have waited for and encouraged …
[Read more...] about Flavour of the Year 2026 – Edouard Confuron
Edouard Confuron has rapidly become one of the new guys to follow in Vosne-Romanée. Edouard comes from the big and quite diverse Confuron family, as he is also a core part of the Confuron-Gindre estate together with his father. Edouard is working both with his father on the Confuron-Gindre …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Edouard Confuron – Tasting the 2024s
The Winehog has a diverse taste ... there are, however, regardless of style, things I do not like. Annoying and flawed wines is self-explantory ... Tedious wines ... boring or lack the energy and the transparency are other dislikes. I have pretty clear views ... regarding wine ... I will taste …
This week I had lunch with an agent colleague in a nice restaurant in Côte de Beaune ... and while I have noticed price increases many times before ... I was sort of shocked to see the prices of a simple village Meursault now climbing up towards 90-100 EUR And yes, let's face it, the prices on …
[Read more...] about Indifferent, Tedious … or even anoying wines – no more!
Back in Fixin .... actually, this is my second visit to Fixin this fall. Not impressive, I know, but a serious cold prevented me from attending the open domaine event in Fixin this weekend. I like a well-made Fixin, but also feel that many estates here still have issues in judging the oak level …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet – Tasting the 2024s
