Nicolas Morin is a good wine producer, but also a somewhat untraditional vigneron. He works with very little sulphur... not that this is very untraditional these days ... but it becomes more unconventional ... as he has some quite rare .... or should I say unconventional terroirs in the very, very …
Côte de Nuits Village
Domaine Leovila – a promishing new start
The world is sometimes strangely small… when rumours regarding new vignerons in Corgoloin come to you from a guy from Dubai who, during the unrest in the Persian Gulf, is staying in Hong Kong. Goes to show that it is good to have wine friends all over the globe ... Finnish drunks, Danish …
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Back to the vineyards …
Winehog started with mapping the vineyards, and while I have been maintaining this over the years, I think it is time to revitalise the maps and explore some of the great terroirs in the 1er crus and village categories. I have been talking to a lot of readers, and almost everyone mentions the …
2025 … a first real sip
We are now in March, and with the 2024 yields being minuscule, the charming 2025s are already knocking on the door. Vintages and wines are getting thrown into the market earlier and earlier, with first very initial tastings even a few weeks from harvest! Like it or not ... this is the speed …
Visit to Domaine Antoine Lienhardt – a mixed bag of goodies
The siblings Héloïse and Antoine Lienhardt are the talented, enjoyable people behind Domaine Antoine Lienhardt in Comblanchien. These are wines I know very well as they are go-to every day wines ... from the smallest cuvees to the Emphace To taste the wines here has become increasingly …
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