Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
When I started out with Winehog, it was with a base in the vineyards and the mapping of the terroirs. So I took a start in the old classifications, to explore the terroirs, also to find the vineyards that might have lost some of their mojo, so to speak. In 1855 when Lavalle made his …
[Read more...] about Fixin Clos de la Perriére … the forgotten Téte de Cuvée – 2023
Let's face it ... I will never learn. The name - Recchione - is a challenge for me, both to pronounce and spell. I am trying to improve. Jérémy R Jérémy R´s first labels attracted attention - now it's their wines. They started out in 2017 with "regular" organic wines with little sulphur, but …
The Winehog began in 2011 and this means that some of the articles are getting a bit old and rusty. The vineyards are still more or less the same, but there are in some cases changes in ownership and the people working at the estates. I have therefore decided to do a fall update of these …
The name - Recchione - is a challenge for me to both pronounce and spell. I am trying to improve, but the current status is that Jérémy Recchione will be called Jérémy R in this article. Fortunately, writing is copy- and paste-able, but pronunciation is much more complex, at least for me. Jérémy …
[Read more...] about Wildness on the Edge of Town – Tasting Jérémy Recchione’s 2022s
Grands Echzeaux is one of the more prominent grand crus which sits just below the very top tier - meaning Romanee-Conti, La Romanée, La Tâche, Richebourg, Romanée Saint-Vivant, and Musigny. It is a brilliant terroir, and is perhaps even a bit overlooked, although new producer names in this …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Grands Echézeaux
