A hard but fine day of work ... Les Aligoteurs is doing great work to promote the Aligoté grape ... and this week, they hosted a great tasting where the wine press was invited to taste the 2023 Aligoté wines from central Burgundy and Chablis. I know that many Aligotés are produced now - …
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Koji Nakada and Jae Hwa Park – The Japanese influence
Visiting Maison Lou Dumont in Gevrey Chambertin is an entry into an exciting Japanese Burgundian world. The Maison Lou Dumont is the estate of Koji Nakada and Jae Hwa Park. Under the brand Lou Dumont, they run quite a large négoce business. They also have a small domaine under the name Domaine …
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Les Horées – back with a desire
Les Horées is the brainchild of Catharina Sadde, German in origin, and her French husband Guilhem Sadde ... an unusual combination of talents and skills. It is in some ways the traditional estate startup ... but tasting the wines I do find some unpolished talent that makes me want to taste more - …
Flavour of the Year 2024 – Candidate No. 1
I find it extremely gratifying to promote new, talented people and estates. This is also what many buyers and collectors are looking for in a world of ever-increasing prices. This is also why one of the primary goals of the Winehog is to explore new producers. To explain this initiative a bit …
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Visit to Domaine de Cassiopée – Tasting the 2022s
Nothing is more pleasing than following new estates and seeing the success of hard-working vignerons. When they have chosen the high road and located their estate - in this case Domaine de Cassiopée - in Maranges (more precisely, Sampigny-les-Maranges), then my admiration is even greater. A lot …
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