One of the fine tastings this summer included a range of matured wines - from Moet Chandon 1959 via La Turque 1985 to Dominus 1994. The tasting covered three continents, and vintages from 1959 to 1995 .... a quite unusual tasting with some very interesting wines ... and a few somehat disappointing …
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Richebourg – history, plots and owners – new update
Richebourg is a legendary vineyard - and while Romanee-Conti, La Romanee and La Tache are regarded as slightly better, most Burgundy lovers can tell you about a very special moment with a bottle of Richebourg. My Richebourg moment was Henri Jayer Richebourg 1985 - tasted back in 2002 - a …
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Chanut & Gaudemet-Chanut – forgotten domaines of Vosne
If I say Domaine Chanut or Gaudemet-Chanut – do you then think of Burgundy or Vosne-Romanee – most likely not - nevertheless these domaines play a forgotten but important role in the history of Vosne-Romanee. Domaine Chanut and later Gaudemet-Chanut was one of the most prominent domaines in …
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Hail and rainstorm in Burgundy
The southern Burgundy was yesterday - july 23rd - hit by a terrible hail and rainstorm. Photo is taken by Caroline Parant Gros near Pommard Once more it was the appelations in Cote de Beaune that was badly affected by the weather. The vignerons on Facebook and Twitter report of severe damage to …
Two years with Winehog.org
Time really flies ... and it's now exactly two years since I launched Winehog.org in Juliy 2011. During these 24 month I realized that blogging about fine wine is quite challenging at times - but fortunately also very rewarding and a lot of fun.I have tasted a lot of great wines during the first two …