The night of August 21-22 brought some long-needed and much-wanted rain to Burgundy. Looking at the measurements from Thomas Bouley in Volnay, there was around 12 mm of rainfall. Not a tremendous amount, but clearly better than nothing, as it could benefit the phenolic maturity in some …
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Viticultural changes at Trapet
Domaine Trapet has for many years been at the forefront of pinot noir viticulture in Bourgogne, implementing biodynamic methods earlier than most. Jean-Louis Trapet took biodynamics seriously - and to the next level - when other producers were less courageous and maintained traditional, …
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Vin de soif?
Wine journalist the Winehog interviewed wine consumer Steen Öhman (aka the Winehog, below) about the concept of "vin de soif." Six pointed questions about "vins de soif" A short note on the term vin de soif: It is an expression used about wines that are easy-drinking and or drinking well. …
Diam?
As you can imagine, the possibilities of doing live interviews with eligible Burgundy geeks are few and far between in a time of lockdown. I have therefore decided to start a new trend: the self-interview, which I'm sure will become the new black - or at least yellow. Wine journalist the …