I have followed Burgundy wines closely since the early 1990s - almost 30 years -and during this period I have seen a vast improvement in their quality on average. When I began my Burgundy quest, 80% of randomly selected Burgundies were either poor, som downright disgusting, or flawed, without a …
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Harvest 2021 – day 0
There's now approximately one week to the start of harvest, and Domaine P.-O. Garcia in Nuits-Saint-Georges is still adjusting his harvest plan while following the grapes' maturation closely. Yesterday we were in the vineyards north of Nuits-Saint-Georges to collect samples for a lab test of key …
She is gone
The year 2021 is becoming quite sad in the Burgundian world. Yesterday, Friday, Aug. 20, we lost Becky Wasserman Hone. With Becky's passing, we have lost one of the truly great wine personalities. Her influence and inspiration cannot be measured in inches and ounces, and she will be missed by us …
Self-indulgence, and moving on 😏
The month of July for me was a 10-year celebration of The Winehog - a decade of drama, exciting articles, exploring, and getting to grips. I am a financial and macroeconomist by trade, and also worked many years in marketing, but The Winehog was in many ways new ground for me. Not all my efforts …
A summer lunch at Dragsholm
One of my favorite restaurants over the past 13 years has been the Bistro at the 800-year-old Danish Castle Dragsholm, located in the western part of Zealand. At the beginning of this year, the kitchen at Dragsholm was changed and re-invigorated when chef Claus Henriksen - after 13 years of …