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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Burgundy is all about terroirs, and while you can make emotional wines from modest terroirs, the great emotional wines almost always come from the very best terroirs. Not all classified terroirs can apparently make a true vin d´émotion ... and it is therefore important to know your terroirs …
[Read more...] about Favourite vineyards in Chassagne-Montrachet
Finally, I had the opportunity to visit Céline Fontaine-Gagnard, the talented vigneron at Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard. Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard was founded by Laurence Gagnard - the daughter of Jacques and Marie-Josèphe Gagnard - and her husband Richard Fontaine in 1985. Today Céline Gagnard is …
[Read more...] about Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard tasting the 2024s
A new and more targeted service is short recommendations and advice to the subscribers of Winehog. Here I give my more personal views of the wines and sometimes the potential to improve quality even further. Premium and Business Subscribers have full access ... if you don't have a paid …
ELISA SIGAUT is a very new and promishing name in Chambolle-Musigny. Elisa is from the Sigaut family and will take over or inherit a lovely portfolio of vineyards from the family in Chambolle-Musigny. The vineyards will gradually be transfered as Elisa has the capacity to make the full …
[Read more...] about Domaine Elisa Sigaut – a potential new star
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 …
