Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Amphorae are the new black in Burgundy, and it is very interesting to taste wines vinified and matured in these large "formats." Roulot: Tasting Clos de la Boucheres from amphora Blind tasting: regular barrel, Stockinger large barrel, stainless-steel barrel, glass amphora and regular …
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Armand Heitz at Domaine Heitz-Lochardet has just completed his first five years as winemaker at the family estate. I have followed Armand from the beginning - or should I say almost the beginning - starting with tasting his 2013s and 2014s. Time marches on, and I think it's time to take a …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Heitz-Lochardet – tasting the red 2018s
"A wine like the Bourgogne Blanc Monatine 2017 has remarkable energy and zen-like balance with an extraordinary mineral depth and joie de vivre that even many grand crus in Burgundy miss: truly a vin d'émotion." This quote (of myself) was part of my motivation for awarding Marthe Henry Boillot …
I first tasted the Domaine Pierre Girardin wines in Copenhagen last year, and was intrigued by the wines coming from this young man. The words were then, and are still: "A new star is born? Perhaps. In any case, without a doubt a bright new talent has emerged!" In this article, I will go through …
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Domaine Georges Glantenay is the second of two well-known Glantenay estates in Volnay, the other being Bernard and Thierry Glantenay, whom I visited in July 2019. Domaine Georges Glantenay is located quite high in the village, but also has a more visible shop in the very centre of Volnay just …
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