To simplify your search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. Comments and thoughts The list contains producers that regularly score an emotional rating, and they are ranked in three levels. I hope this proves …
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Association Les Violettes – Supporting the Less Fortunate
We all know that Burgundy is an expensive and elusive hobby where we can spend hundreds of euros in the hunt for pleasure and optimal quality in a single bottle, We are blessed with opportunities, while others - even in Burgundy itself - are less fortunate. Illness can strike, sorrow and despair …
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The Clos Vougeot Tasting 2022
During the Grand Jours de Bourgogne there is usually a Clos Vougeot tasting for the press; and so it was this year. It's a good initiative, although some of the wines perhaps lacked the standard that one expects from a modern-day Clos Vougeot. The prices of grand cru Burgundy today somehow raise …
Visit to Benjamin Leroux – Tasting the 2020 Whites
I have known Benjamin Leroux almost since he started at Domaine Comte d'Armand in Pommard back in 1999 - i.e. some 20 years. I have perhaps not always fully appreciated his wines, but in recent years the style and quality have grown on me. And now I find myself really enjoying Ben's wines; …
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Auction Benefitting the Abbey de Cîteaux
Time to be generous! This month, Sotheby’s is facilitating an online charity auction of wines from a special Burgundy cuvee: Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2020 - Cuvée de l’Abbaye de Cîteaux. The funds raised through the auction will be used to finance the thorough - and important - ongoing …
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