Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia is close to the Winehog as I did the harvest (or part of it anyway) at Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and was more on the sideline in 2024 and 2025 ... see the comments below regarding my connection to PO Garcia. I have therefore been able to …
Nuits Saint Georges Les Damodes
Vins d’Emotion from Nuits-Saint-Georges – (revised)
To simplify the search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. Note that wines marked with brackets [ ] will require years before they really show their hedonistic side. The list contains producers that regularly score …
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Visit to Domaine Benoit Chevallier – Tasting the 2023s
Burgundy is all about knowing the good and right producers. Vintages are different, but in reality, it is almost always the same producers who make the good wines and the Vin d`emotion. They have the right vineyards and the talent to produce the wines. I will therefore focus more on the producers …
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Visit to Faiveley – Tasting the White 2021s
I'm back at Faiveley to taste with Erwan Faiveley. This was a quick taste of the 2021 white highlights - highlights chosen by Erwan. He is normally brutally honest about his wines and the vintage, and so it proved with the 2021s. Put plainly and simply: This was a somewhat difficult year, …
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Visit to Faiveley – Tasting the Red 2021s
I'm back at Faiveley to taste with Erwan Faiveley. This was a quick taste of the 2021 red highlights - highlights chosen by Erwan. He is normally brutally honest about his wines and the vintage, and so it proved with the 2021 vintage. Put plainly and simply: This was a somewhat difficult year, …
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