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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Jane Eyre is the new winemaker at Comte Armand in Pommard ... one of the old estates in Burgundy. Jane just began, and the first vintage she will be making is the 2026 vintage ... anyhow, I decided to visit Jane at the start to see where the estate comes from. Jayne Eyre Within the last couple …
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Fabien Coche is one of the rising stars of Meursault. The wines are pure, vivid and with a beautiful expression of the individual terroirs. This was, however, my first visit to Fabien Coche ... and while I have followed the wines for some years ... what a miss ... clearly an estate I need to …
The time has come for one of the highlights of the tasting season ... the tasting of the latest vintage from Comte Liger-Belair - the already fabled 2025s. It is no secret that the Comte Liger-Belair wines are among my favourites in Burgundy, and with the expansion of the portfolio from 2022 and …
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Les Horées is the brainchild of Catharina Sadde, German in origin, and her French husband Guilhem Sadde ... an unusual combination of talents and skills. Les Horées ... the name "The origin of the term Les Horées lies in Greek mythology. There are plenty of different explanations, and I am …
Ceramic vessels are one of the new and interesting topics in my Burgundy world. The new ceramic vessels are mainly coming from the Italian brand Clayver, which is sold by Themas in France. There are, of course, many differences between oak barrels and ceramic vessels, and this is indeed a complex …
