Today early start at Domaine Marc Roy in Gevrey Chambertin … tasting 2024 vintage from the bottle … impressions from the 2024 tasting will follow soon. I also tasted the 2025 vintage ... very much different from the 2024s, but very delightful wines ... harvested before the rain, i.e. before …
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Why Winehog? – it’s personal!!
Like Batman I take on my boots, my long shorts and my biker t-shirts to spin the Burgundy world a little bit more every day. I do this because I love great Burgundies and realise that advice is personal ... from me to you! So I need to know! Some people think I am not critical enough ... to this …
Harvest 2025 – the final vibe
The Harvest 2025 is near the end after a very hectic picking in the last weekend. Not all managed to get the grapes in the cellar in due time - before the rain on September 8th, and will now have to battle rain and even more rain soaked grapes. Most vignerons harvested in time ... some too early …
Harvest 2025 – More Rain …
The rain could prove to be a deciding factor for the Reds in 2025. The pinots were suffering with the effects of the heat wave... with a risk to have little and very concentrated juice .... Then rain came on August 27th - 49 mm in Nuits-Saint-Georges and on August 31st, we had further rain in the …
Harvest 2025 – And then came the rain
The rain came on August 27th - 49 mm in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The rain was scattered, and some areas got quite a lot, while others only got a few drops. Comte Liger-Belair began harvest on August 29th with Clos de Chateau, Clos des Grande Vignes and Vosne Chaumes. DRC got some more Grands …