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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2020 Hospices de Beaune wine auction in Beaune is now rescheduled to December 13. Here is the press release confirming the new date of the 160th Hospices de Beaune auction - the largest charity wine auction in the world.. It is not easy to arrange big events in these COVID times. …
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Some wines have tremendous hedonistic appeal - at least to me. One example is Chambolle-Musigny Les Feusselottes, a wine that combines refined detail with hedonistic generosity from relatively deep, ample soil. No one seems to express the joyful, hedonistic charms of Feusselottes better than …
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Domaine Michel Gaunoux is a special and unique estate. It respects traditions and upholds these to the benefit of fans of older-school Burgundy. Burgundy in retrospect Burgundy has changed radically since I began my quest for great pinot and chardonnay in the early 1990s. Back then, …
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I have a soft spot for the wines from Mugneret-Gibourg. They are wines of pleasure and enjoyment, yet they still require some aging to reach their optimum complexity and hedonistic joyfulness. It's easy to mention the domaine's three grands crus as favourites. Yet it would be a grave error to …
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Last week I had the chance to sample a wine from the second vintage of Thomas Dam - a Danish Burgundy enthusiast and geek. This time Thomas has taken on Brochon, on the border with Fixin and a kissing cousin of Gevrey-Chambertin. The cuvee, Côte de Nuits Villages Queue de Harang 2018, is from the …
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