I have been travelling to Denmark due to serious illness in my close family, as you might have noticed by the story about the flounder in the Danish fjords. I am back in Burgundy with a collection of nice producer visits ... Next up on Winehog we have: …
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Give me my flounder back
Day in day out, I see thousands of wrong doings, environmental pollution and degradations of nature as we love it ... and all of this is done within the law. The law that is manipulated by lobbyists who are hired by the very people who are killing the air and soil we so desperately need to make a …
Winehog Food for Thought: Phenolic Ripeness
The Winehog "Food for Thought" are my reflections on the core qualities of the wines we drink ... these are merely thoughts and reflections that I use when I try to understand and appreciate wines ... and I hope they can offer you a better insight in the qualities and potentials of the wines we …
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Vins d’Emotion from Gevrey-Chambertin
To simplify your search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. Vin d'émotion is quite stable .. I do however adjust from year to year ... so ... here is the first update in 2025 - Gevrey Chambertin. Comments to the …
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The world of Burgundy is evolving, sometimes for the good ... sometimes not! The prices of buying or renting vineyards are, in some cases, exploding. This can sometimes have unexpected consequences for the tasting and rating of the wines. I got this reply from a vigneron earlier in 2024 and I …