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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Brandis, with Tom Brandis at the wheel, is one of Denmark's main Burgundy importers. In early November, Tom held his large Wine Festival with a very fine lineup of delightful producers - French, German, Italian; you name it, they were there. A very, very rare bird I had a …
[Read more...] about Brandis Tasting – the delightful 2017 vintage
One of the few lieu-dit vineyards in the central Dijon area is Montre-Cul, or Montrecul, located just at the city limit of Dijon. On the cadastre maps the vineyard is called En Montre-Cul, and it is both an adorable and somewhat "notorious" label. The red dot on the map above shows En Montre-Cul …
[Read more...] about Montre-Cul at the northern end of Burgundy
One of the highlights of my October trip was the visit at Domaine de la Cras. Domaine de la Cras is owned by the city of Dijon, and Marc Soyard is the manager and winemaker at the estate located just outside Dijon - on the Côte and north of and above Marsannay and Chenôve. Domaine de la Cras - …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine de la Cras & Marc Soyard – tasting the 2016s
The October trip is a shorter stop before the main round of tastings in start November 2017. I do have some exiting new names on the program here in October alongside some of my favorites I have visited before. First out - Domaine de la Cras - an estate located just outside Dijon - on the Côte …
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
