The 2019 vintage is by some seen as the greatest since 1865. That's quite a few years ago, and while The Winehog is old, he cannot quite recall the 1865 vintage. In truth, my vinous memory only goes back to 1929! There is, however, no doubt that 2019 is a great vintage; perhaps even the …
Editor
Rose & Arrow: the Oregon tasting II
Minerality, emotional energy, and hedonistic joy are for me very important parts of a good wine. A wine without a lively, defined or precise expression of terroir cannot be a great wine, much less a vin d'émotion. This was my statement before tasting the wines from Rose & Arrow. Yet while …
Gathering Stones: the Oregon project
Minerality, emotional energy and hedonistic joy are for me very important parts of a good wine. A wine without a lively, defined or precise expression of terroir cannot be a great wine, much less a vin d'émotion. Even lesser wines need freshness and a mineral impression to give them the liveliness …
The Corton Hill
Today I am starting on the most daunting project of them all - the mighty Corton hill. This unique and complex vineyard is a lifelong study, and presumably one would have to start all over in the midst of the project, as owners and vignerons would have changed. So, in reality, I will never …
COVID-19 status
I have tried to avoid COVID-19 as a topic, as I want Winehog to be largely a COVID-free bubble. This is still my goal, as I am no expert in this terrible and annoying virus, not officially and not even self-professed. I do, however, feel a need to communicate the impact on the Burgundy scene. …