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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2018 vintage is by many already getting acclaimed and by some compared to the 1947 vintage ... as one of the solar and "great" vintages. This can seem quite premature, as the wines in some places still are completing the malolactic fermentation. That being said - it is still interesting …
[Read more...] about As we learn … and get better wines – a 2018 perspective
Sadly the frost has now returned to Burgundy again, and many if not most vignerons have battled the frost in the morning of April 14th. Great work by all the people fighting the frost ... So far I have seen some but not widespread damage as yet. I will follow the reports coming up during …
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It's that time again - the time of nervous vignerons, the time of the spring frost. On the night between April 4th and April 5th the frost hit parts of Burgundy. While there is no reports on widespread damage I have sadly already seen photos of some local damage in Saint Aubin. How serious …
The premox problem has been tormenting the Burgundy wine market for years and what seems like decades, and while different techniques have reduced the problem significantly there are still things to discuss - one is the development of the wines given the closure used. Will the wine age normally?, …
Two weeks ago I was in Burgundy with a good friend .. tasting a few wines and visiting a bunch of fine producers. I rarely publish photos from the trip - it is after all - all about the wine! But here are a few ... from a lovely trip. Rue de la Croix Rameau The construction of the …
