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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Gevrey-Chambertin appellation is large with quite a lot of rather large Grand Crus generously allocated when the current classification was established. Not all plots of the Gevrey Grand Crus are of high standard, and yet still they are famous in the Burgundy world where names like Charmes …
[Read more...] about Vineyard Insight: Latricières-Chambertin
I have spend a lot of time looking at different Burgundian maps during the last five years and still it never cease to amaze me how many for me rather unknown terroirs I can find when I just take a quick glance at one of the appellation. And once in a while I stumble across beautiful wines produced …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Etelois
The mysterious world of Gevrey-Chambertin - the reemerging appellation. I got off on the wrong foot with Gevrey-Chambertin back in the 1990s ... buying and tasting extracted, concentrated and or decade-macerated wines. Back in the days where many of these wines tasted more like a Bordeaux with the …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Duroché – tasting of the 2015s from cask
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
