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Breaking: The End of Points?
From time to time, the discussion of ratings on the 100-point scale turns up. These days, this debate is intensifying, as vignerons and consumers see the points system starting to collapse. I have already introduced the vin d'emotion score, as I find this much better as a guideline for finding …
Domaine Jérôme Galeyrand – Vins d’Emotion
My list of emotional winegrowers is now a year old, and while the work in the last areas (Beaune, Savigny-les-Beaune, and the Hautes Côtes de Beaune and Nuits) is still lacking its finishing touches, I feel the obligation to promote a domaine to the highest level: Domaine Jérôme Galeyrand …
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Harvest Insight: Sorting
Sorting just-harvested grapes is very important, at least according to some - hopefully most - vignerons. Some sorting is carried out by pickers in the vines, with the rest done at the winery on the way to the press or fermentation tanks. This process is normally done on various types of sorting …
My Harvest 2022
This year, I again helped with the harvest at Domaine Garcia in Nuits-Saint-Georges. As I am both slow and not extremely handy, my help could not be compared with that of an experienced local worker. I did my best, however! I started out with the team on Aug. 26, and I had my last working day on …