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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Bouchard Pere et Fils and for that matter other of the large houses in Beaune have over the recent years really improved quality. They have moved from mass production towards quality that can rival some of the better producers in the different appelations. But how big is this improvement? To test …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils – improving quality
Dugat-Py in Gevrey-Chambertin is in many ways a quite extreme producer, with very concentrated and intense wines. Some really adore his style, while others dislike the quite extracted wines he makes. While the level of extraction have been reduced since the 90s it's still interesting to see how …
When I began tasting wines back in the late 1980s Alsace was one of my first focus areas, and I was even on a tour to Alsace to taste wines from a few selected producers. Then I fell in love with the Mosel wines - and that sort of ended my romance with the Alsace juice. Seen with my Mosel …
[Read more...] about In the Glass – Alsace seen from a different perspective
Natural wines are very popular in Denmark, and the use of SO2 in the vinification have become very controversial among certain groups of winos. In my view this hysteria have given us a lot of very poor so called natural wines - many of them are heavily oxidized and almost undrinkable. Some …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet – ageing potential of low SO2 wines
Dominique Lafon is one of the iconic winemakers in Burgundy - known for his excellent white Burgundies and to some degree also for his fine reds from Volnay and Monthelie. Dominique is a quite rare guest in Copenhagen, and the Danish importer of Lafon - Vinrosen - took the opportunity to arrange a …
[Read more...] about Tasting of Comte Lafon Volnays 1997, 2002 and 2004
