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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Wine is personal; Burgundy is a matter of taste, occasion, and the company you are in when you drink it. I have nevertheless decided to run some survey questions on the Winehog Instagram page (currently 4,000 followers), and take the temperature of my friends there. These are simple surveys - …
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The 2019 vintage is a truly great year for red Burgundy, and the whites are also growing on me as time goes by. The '19s have a hedonistic flair in their details that makes them both complex and delicate, while both the reds and whites seduce you with gorgeous generosity. The 2020s are a …
I had never visited Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey or Domaine Caroline Morey, so I was excited when I met Clement Colin, Pierre-Yves' and Caroline's son, and he offered me a tasting at the two Chassagne-Montrachet domaines. Domaine Caroline Morey is the estate of - wait for it - Caroline …
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Finally, another good place in Gevrey-Chambertin. Restaurant Le Bistrot Lucien 6 rue du Chambertin, 21220 Gevrey-Chambertin This is a lovely bistro-style restaurant located within La Rôtisserie du Chambertin. The food is very good, with its quality matching many of the best eateries in the …
Re-tasting this beauty. Restaurant Caves Madeleine 8 Rue du Faubourg Madeleine, 21200 Beaune Fine top-end bistro-style food with a lovely wine list containing interesting references. The food is made with a light hand for Burgundy; refined and delicate are the keywords here. The wine …
