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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Arlaud is producing some magnificent wines, and year by year the connoisseur's awareness of them increases. Arlaud is both organically and biodynamically certified, and despite the slowly but surely increasing renown of this estate, it is still somewhat under the radar. How long will …
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Pascal Marchand has been a step ahead for many years, and although he is a long-time Burgundy fixture, I had never tasted wine with him - until a couple of weeks ago. It was unavoidable, sort of: Marchand-Tawse is my neighbour in Rue Julie Godemet in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The visit was a treat, …
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 …
It was great to be back at Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot to taste the wines and get reacquainted with the fine people at this Flagey-Echezeaux estate. Coquard-Loison-Fleurot has been on quite a journey. A few years back one could find wines from the domaine in Beaune's local supermarkets. …
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The 2005 Burgundy vintage received much acclaim when it was released onto the market. Then a debate followed regarding the character of the vintage, and some criticism arose - not always in the most civilized fashion. But what is the current state of the 2005s, now almost 15 years down the …
[Read more...] about The case of the 2005 red Burgundies – Orderrrrrrrrr!
