Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
My aim with the Winehog is unchanged, but I have for some time wanted a stronger focus on the hedonistic pleasure and simple enjoyment of drinking Burgundies. I have therefore adjusted my mission statement: "My mission is to help readers find more joy and hedonistic pleasure in Burgundy wines; to …
[Read more...] about The new Winehog rating system – vins d’émotion
20 years with La Paulée de New York .. certainly worth a celebration. To be honest its always worth celebrating Burgundy - and Daniel Johnnes have assembled a very impressive group of vignerons to join the Paulée 2020. Certainly worth a detour as the red guide would put it .. Photo: La Paulée …
[Read more...] about Announcing the 20th celebration of La Paulée de New York – March 4-7, 2020
Pinot blanc is a somewhat overlooked grape in Burgundy, yet it is making interesting wines here and there. In the past, these wines rarely excited me, and they thrilled my senses even less. So I have been guilty of often ignoring this variety. But, as with other bright ideas, it is possible to learn …
[Read more...] about Pinot? Pinot Blanc? Pinot Gouges: the forgotten mutation
This week I saw a comment from another wine writer who was fighting his way through gallons of 2018 Burgundies, and this rather random note of his made me think (it happens from time to time): "Tasted a few SO2-free Burgundy 2018s during my visits. None of them appeal to me since they taste …
[Read more...] about Burgundy wines without sulphur: Will they drink?
I am just back from Burgundy, where I tasted many wines from the acclaimed 2018 vintage. It was a good trip, as there are in fact many fine 2018s. But this is an historically uneven vintage, and at times it can be a very bumpy ride indeed. The key issue in the hot 2018 vintage was striking …
[Read more...] about The balance among freshness, phenolic ripeness and alcohol
