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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I now travel to Burgundy 5 to 6 times a year to taste wines from the best producers.
From each visit I produce an article with tasting notes and relevant informations about the producer and the vintage at hand.
I have the privilege of tasting Thibault Morey's wines more than once a year – a treat and luxury I am not accustomed to as a wine journalist or, if you like, the more technical title of Winehog CTO (Chief Tasting Officer) ☺️ I have already tasted his 2019s a couple of times, …
[Read more...] about The grace and energy of the 2019s – visit Morey-Coffinet
I was back on the hill just below l'Abbaye de Saint-Vivant de Vergy to visit Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont and its owner Axelle Machard de Gramont. On the program was tasting the 2018s, along with a quick sample of some 2019s. So let's get to the point! A bit of background …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont – tasting the 2018s from cask
"A wine like the Bourgogne Blanc Monatine 2017 has remarkable energy and zen-like balance with an extraordinary mineral depth and joie de vivre that even many grand crus in Burgundy miss: truly a vin d'émotion." Marthe Henry Boillot This quote (of myself) was part of my motivation for awarding …
«Viola Odorata» - a poetic name for a very lyrical wine. This is more or less where my infatuation starts... I have tasted Claire Naudin's wines and, while I really liked and enjoyed them, thus far the tastings had been in more informal "hippie"-like circumstances. These wines are, …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Naudin-Ferrand – poetry up and above
I have written about Arnaud et Sophie (Sirugue and Noëllat) before and presented some of their joyous wines. Now I have had the possibility to meet each of them, as Sophie joined Arnaud for the tasting at Domaine Sirugue in March. To keep things separate, I will present only the …
[Read more...] about Visit to Arnaud et Sophie – tasting the 2018s and a few 2019s
