Vineyards are history, family, pride and feelings - great wines and cool cash. Sometimes, some very prominent vineyards are sold ... and as the number of plots on these vineyards is very limited, this is a rare occurance. This is sensitive stuff as the story includes real people, families and a …
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The Cécile Tremblay plot on Griotte-Chambertin
I finally got the data and location of the Cécile Tremblay plot on Griotte-Chambertin. This opportunity for Cécile arises as Domaine de Chézeaux was sold to Charles Van Canneyt (of Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat) in 2021. This sale has been unfolding according to the very complex rules of Burgundy. …
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Jean-Marie Guffens a great Burgundian
I'm old, I have been around for a while and I have been doing wine reviewing for quite many years now. And to be honest I can't stand doing extensive tastings of seemingly pointless wines anymore. I see, experience and taste quite many of wines from the Mâconnais with little sense of purpose, …
Restaurant Guide: Le Soleil
There are quite many good restaurants in the Côte d'Or, but only some stand out by offering inventive and truly enjoyable food. I have therefore decided to choose Savigny-lès-Beaune's Le Soleil as my Restaurant of the Year 2025 for its delightful food, and for the great moments it has given me. …
The maps revival – maps reborn
I have been neglecting the vineyard maps due to prioritising other content like harvest reports and expanding the tasting efforts. I have, however, reached the conclusion that I want to take a step forward and go more basic - to create the new generation of winehog ... with more new maps and maps …