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New updates of Vineyard articles

By Steen Öhman September 6, 2024 - Leave a Comment

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 …

Wildness on the Edge of Town – Tasting Jérémy Recchione’s 2022s

By Steen Öhman April 22, 2023 - Leave a Comment

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 …

Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Grands Echézeaux

By Steen Öhman March 4, 2022 -

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 …

Terroir Insight: Domaine Georges Noëllat Grands Echézeaux

By Steen Öhman January 31, 2022 -

Grands Echézeaux is one of the most prominent grands crus, despite being just below the top-tier names like Romanee-Conti, La Romanée, La Tâche, and Musigny. It sits in a category with vineyards such as Richebourg, Chambertin, and Romanée Saint-Vivant - very close to the top. Grands Echézeaux is …

Terroir Insight: Domaine d’Eugenie Clos de Vougeot

By Steen Öhman January 8, 2022 -

The Clos de Vougeot (the vineyard) and Clos Vougeot (the wine) is one of the most prominent grand crus, despite ranking below the very top of the tree. Few would compare it with Romanee-Conti, La Romanée, La Tâche, Richebourg, Romanée Saint-Vivant, Richebourg, Musigny Clos Saint-Denis, Chambertin, …