Who makes the Hospice de Beaune wines? The eleveur or the Hospices de Beaune? Or both? Check out this video; it's a new format for me. …
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Harvest 2024 – #day 14 – recharge
Good morning Burgundy ... When I started the reports on the 2024 vintage 14 days ago I did not plan the frequency or the dominance of these small vintage notes - it sort of took over my day, my work, the blog ... and the harvest life. This has been a surprising and spontaneous journey ... …
Harvest 2024 – #day 13 – Full speed ahead
Good morning Burgundy ... Yesterday, Domaine de la Romanée Conti entered the big scene in Vosne harvesting Grands Echézeaux, not with the usual bandwagon of big tractors but with pickers and more discrete tractors confirming the modest size of the crop. Bertrand de Villaine was attending on the …
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Harvest 2024 – #day 12 – devastation and despair!
Good morning Burgundy ... ... yesterday we faced the depressing and grim consequences of the strong mildew attack in Côte de Nuits. The attack had the worst effect from Nuits-Saint-Georges to Chambolle-Musigny. Some vineyards and plots are more badly hit than others. At Domaine …
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Harvest 2024 – #day 11 – a close call
Good morning, Burgundy ... change of scene. I am now changing my focus from Côte de Beaune to Côte de Nuits. There will, however, still be Beaune news as there is still some way to go with the whites. In Côte de Nuits, a lot of prominent estates have now started ... Domaine Prieuré-Roch …