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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Burgundy is known to be complex. There is the Côte de Nuits, the Côte de Beaune, there are myriad appellations (Nuits-Saint-Georges, Vosne-Romanee, etc.) and almost countless different vineyards (La Colombiere, Les Petits Monts, Richebourg, et.al.). Add to this the different producers making wines …
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Domaine Trapet is one of the most dynamic estates in Burgundy, having changed most of its viticultural practices over the past several years. Around 20% of its vineyards are now echelas (single-post) trained, and the rest have changed to higher trellising, moving the parcels into a new environment …
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In Burgundy and elsewhere, 2021 was a cool and frosty year. Despite using fire and circulating fans in the vineyards, the results of the April frost and summer rains were low yields and serious challenges with the health of the grapes. Domaine Arlaud, however, has done remarkably well, producing …
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Amélie Berthaut received me on a cold day in December; even my Vespa was freezing! A bit about Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Amélie Berthaut has taken over the vineyards of Domaine Berthaut in Fixin from her father's side, and two-thirds of her mother's family vineyards from Domaine Gerbet in …
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Mark Haisma's winery is in a new business area in Gilly-les-Citeaux, the same area where one finds Domaine Laurent Ponsot. Not the most charming place in Burgundy, but the new buildings are very efficient. And Mark Haisma is an efficient vigneron. He thinks in terms of viticulture, winemaking, …
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