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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. A decade of the Winehog began at this fine estate at a memorable tasting with some of the great wine writers of the time: Roy Richards, wine merchant extraordinaire; and the great Clive Coates, who now is enjoying well-deserved leisure after producing some …
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Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont - also known as Domaine Axelle Marchard de Gramont, or just Axelle - is one of my fixed annual tastings, and this was actually my second visit here since I moved to Burgundy earlier in the year. The Covid-related shuffling of tastings gave me the opportunity to …
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Visiting Alexandrine Roy and tasting the latest vintage just before the bottling is a highly enjoyable tradition. Her Domaine Marc Roy wines are archetypical vins d'emotion, and are wines that will thrill and bowl you over with hedonistic pleasure. While not at the very top of the Burgundy grand cru …
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The Winehog has a long history with Domaine Dujac. I first visited the estate some 20 years ago to taste the magnificent 1999s - a beautiful memory - and those wines continue to show their beauty. I have followed the Dujac wines since the early 1990s, and have tasted many even older, including a …
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The joy of drinking a true vin d'emotion is unparalleled. Effortless, enjoyable, and hedonistic, these are wines with great drinkability, and they're sometimes even down-to-earth, with true glou-glou character. One of my favourite vins d'emotion is the Clos du Château from Domaine du Comte …
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