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Grand Jours de Bourgogne – Improving quality
The Grand Jours de Bourgogne is a very big event. There were 57 produceres at the Vosne Romanee tasting with around 200 wines - mostly from the 2010 vintage. At the same time tastings were held for Morey+Chambolle in Gilly, Nuit-Saint-Georges at NSG, and Gevrey Chambertin in Marsannay. In total more …
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Grand Jours de Bourgogne – Vosne Romanee 2010 vintage
The main tasting at this years Grand Jours de Bourgogne was the Vosne Romanee tasting. The tasting was held at Chateau Clos de Vougeot on March 20th - 2012 Most of the leading producers of Vosne Romanee, Echezeau, Grands Echezeaux and Clos de Vougeot attended this event. While the tastings of …
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Sips and Samples #3 – for better and for worst
The last two weeks have offered some very nice wine from the area outside our normal wine districts. Some were - surprisingly - good, while one proved to be one of the most awfull wines I have ever tasted. For better Starting with the positive stuff - two Italian wines worth mentioning! Giacomo …
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Sips and Samples – week 43 – 2011
Sips and Samples is a new format on Winehog.org. The idea is to present wines in a more informal way. This could be wines outside our areas, or wines tasted under relaxed or less than optimal conditions. This week offered a tasting of some interesting wines. These wines were opened for a tasting …