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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Bernard Zito is the Swiss Army knife of the Burgundy wine world. He makes wine, he is a biodynamics consultant, he is a courtier, and perhaps he has other roles of which I am not aware. He is far from a rookie in the business. He's worked with vineyards and viticulture - more specifically …
[Read more...] about Visit to Bernard Zito – Tasting the 2022s
Bernard Zito is not a rookie in the wine business. He has worked with vineyards and viticulture - more specifically organic and biodynamic viticulture - for years. He was employed from 1987-2005 at the Boisset group, owned by Jean-Charles Boisset, where he worked on the implementation of …
[Read more...] about Visit to Bernard Zito – tasting the 2019s
One of the discoveries of 2017 is Bernard Zito who is making a few, but in my view, magnificent wines at the Château de Bligny Les Beaune. Bernard Zito is not a rookie in the wine business, he has worked with vineyards and viticulture - more specifically with Organic and Biodynamic viticulture …
[Read more...] about Visit Bernard Zito – tasting of the 2015s and 2016s
The October trip is a shorter stop before the main round of tastings in start November 2017. Here are more new estates + also some well known adresses I have visited with great pleasure during the last few years. Domaine Arnaud Tessier First out here is Domaine Arnaud Tessier in Meursault …
My aim with the Winehog is unchanged, but I have for some time wanted a stronger focus on the hedonistic pleasure and simple enjoyment of drinking Burgundies. I have therefore adjusted my mission statement: "My mission is to help readers find more joy and hedonistic pleasure in Burgundy wines; to …
[Read more...] about WineHog rating system – more than points
