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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Over the last five years, I have really come to appreciate Domaine Faiveley due to the style, availability, and quality of its wines. It has the whole package, so to speak. Normally I taste a good selection of the domaine's top-end wines, yet somehow I have never had the opportunity to discover …
[Read more...] about Faiveley summer wines: the generous white Mercurey
The poetically named «Viola Odorata» comes from Corgoloin and the Côte de Nuits Villages lieux-dits «En Vireville» (two different parcels) and «En Fontenelle.» This is made from very old vines - 70-85 years. The Naudin-Ferrand «Viola Odorata» 2016 is just starting to unfold a bit, but is already …
[Read more...] about Domaine Naudin-Ferrand Côte de Nuits Villages «Viola Odorata» 2016
Over the last five years, I have really come to appreciate Domaine Faiveley due to the style, availability, and quality of its wines. It has the whole package, so to speak. Domaine Faiveley is, however, a very large operation producing countless wines on different levels and in far-flung …
[Read more...] about Faiveley summer wines: the vivid Ladoix
Wine journalist the Winehog interviewed wine consumer Steen Öhman (aka the Winehog, below) about the concept of "vin de soif." Six pointed questions about "vins de soif" A short note on the term vin de soif: It is an expression used about wines that are easy-drinking and or drinking well. …
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 to Domaine Morey-Coffinet
