Here you find the articles about the historic Burgundy. The historic articles are now written by Pearl Liu and Steen Öhman (the winehog) ... and some of the older articles were made by Cornelius Robert Collins an old friend of the Winehog. Burgundy in a historic perspective Older …
Collins Corner
Collins Corner #26 – one vine, 3 countrysides
My good friend Robert Collins is back on Winehog giving his view on a Burgundian topic. This time, Pouilly-Fuisse. Recent news of a classification of Pouilly-Fuisse vineyards was met with great acclaim. My personal travels in this country and its wines span 45 years, so a moment of reflection was …
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Collins Corner #25 – The Good Doctor
This week Robert Collins is flying low over the Hospice de Beaune and its Cortons ... yet respecting the recommended 2 meters distance to friends and foes. I opened a bottle of Hospices wine for Easter. A very quiet time this year, more significant than normal. Like many of you, I spent the day …
Collins Corner #24 – The last known bottle!
This week Robert Collins is flying low over the villages, vineyards and vintages of Burgundy ... yet respecting the recommended 2 meters distance to friends and foes. The last known bottle Vintages always evoke nostalgia, more so when it is your birth year. Mine was a great one, not that I had …
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Collins Corner #23 – BEST BGO IN TOWN!
This week Robert Collins is flying low over the villages, vineyards and vintages of Burgundy. BEST BGO IN TOWN! A few years ago, I discovered a cellar outside of Lyon that was for sale, the owner had bought many bottles from Domaine Georges Mugneret in previous decades. One wine, vintage 1982, was …