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 …
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New updates of Vineyard articles
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
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 …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Grands Echézeaux
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 …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Georges Noëllat Grands Echézeaux
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 …
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