Comparatively tasting two wines from Macon produced a somewhat surprising result, confounding my expectations of the 2017 and 2018 vintages. There is, however, a possible explanation: This is a unique 2018 cuvee. Hubert Laferrère - Domaine Saint-Denis Located in the heart of …
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The perception of roses – Domaine Jean-Pierre Guyon’s 2020s
Hand-destemming grapes bunch by bunch - or a variation on this technique - is being tested and implemented more frequently by some of Burgundy's winemakers. Domaine Moron-Garcia, headed by Pierre-Olivier Garcia, was presumably the first to practice "baie par baie" (berry by berry) destemming in …
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Domaine Sylvain Dussort
New generations and new people! Domaine Sylvain Dussort is slowly but surely preparing a generational switch, readying daughter Anne-Caroline Dussort to take over the estate from her father Sylvain, who has reigned since 1982 at the prominent address of 12 rue Charles Giraud in …
New winemaker at Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
The co-owners of Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Claire and Marie de Ladoucette, have announced the departure of winemaker François Millet and the arrival of his successor, Jean Lupatelli, who will replace Millet as winemaker beginning with the 2021 vintage. Jean Lupatelli comes to the iconic …
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From Chaux to Nuits-Saint-Georges – the vines seen from above
Sunday April 25 Mr. Brompton took me high up in the hills to Chaux, a small, rather unknown village in the Hautes Côtes. It was a test drive and a Sunday excursion aimed at seeing Nuits-Saint-Georges from the south and above. So first, the quick trip to Chaux - 4 km from Nuits and 140 metres up …
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