Domaine Trapet, one of the true pioneers of biodynamic viticulture, is now taking a giant leap by completely changing its pruning system and canopy management in order to cope with global warming. While Domaine Leroy is mainly using higher trellising, Jean-Louis Trapet and his sons Pierre and …
Gevrey Chambertin
Wild 2019s: Jérémy Recchione
Jérémy Recchione's labels attract attention and focus - and so do the wines. They started out in 2017 as "regular" organic wines with little sulphur, but evolved further in 2018 and 2019 into wines made and bottled without sulphur. All that is to say that, if the 2017s from Jérémy Recchione are …
Domaine Duroché viticulture and vineyard news
I recently had the opportunity to visit Domaine Duroché in Gevrey-Chambertin to have a look at its viticulture experiments and general work with the vineyards. We started out in an experimental plot in the Cazetieres vineyard, where Pierre Duroché has a small parcel producing one cask of …
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Mark Haisma – down under in Gilly
One of the surprises in my first week of tastings was the visit to Mark Haisma in Gilly-les-Citeaux. It comes as no surprise that Mark Haisma has a strong Australian influence - in the best sense of the term. He is informal and appears very straightforward, although one should not mistake this …
Visit to Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg – tasting the 2019s
The 2019 vintage will surely be remembered for its high quality. But I will never forget the troublesome process of visiting and tasting the wines due to the Covid-19 situation. The vignerons are doing their utmost to receive you, and I owe a debt of gratitude to them and to the BIVB. All have …
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