Céline Fontaine-Gagnard has during the years gradually transformed the wines … adding a lovely delicacy and refinement. They have Célines personality with their discrete and delicate beauty. One of my favorite producers in recent years ... love the 2024s. Here is a collection of new photos from …
Visiting Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia
In the core of Nuits-Saint-Georges we find a very good friend of the Winehog - Pierre-Olivier Garcia – who in my and others view is one of the most talented vignerons in Burgundy currently. His wines are expressive and seductive with a bouquet of roses and other complex floral elements. Unique …
Lets face it … give the hospice to the youth
I had sworn to myself and some good friends that I would not take a public swing at or with the Hospice de Beaune ... so I will not. The Hospice de Beaune is by all accounts a very fine and charitable organisation doing a lot of good, but maybe it could be even more beneficial? My …
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The joy of wine – 67 Pall Mall
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending two 67 Pall Mall events in Beaune. One was a beautiful Summer Party held in one of the beautiful gardens of Beaune. Enjoying the sun while enduring the heat ... not easy when temperatures are reaching 38 Celsius. The setting was beautiful, and the nice …
“À point” in 2026 … canicule”
The harvest 2026 is going to be very early ... and with temperatures around 36+ Celsius currently, we can be in for a record-breaking early harvest. Heat wave The heat wave will continue to the end of June ... most likely pushing the ripening even further. In Macon, they expect to start …