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The Hospices de Beaune auction is around the corner: November 17, 2024. If you want to join the fun, it's time to prepare. This is a charity auction for a good cause, so outside normal investments and evaluation criteria. And remember that generosity is a good thing when making your …
[Read more...] about Hospices de Beaune 2024 – Are You Ready for the Élevage!!
The Hospices de Beaune auction is around the corner: November 17, 2024. If you want to join the fun, it's time to prepare. This is a charity auction for a good cause, so outside normal investments and evaluation criteria. And remember that generosity is a good thing when making your …
[Read more...] about Hospices de Beaune 2024 – Are You Ready for the Élevage!!
Dimanche 19 novembre 2023 Conférence de presse HALLES DE BEAUNE, PLACE DE L’HÔTEL DIEU, ENTRÉE B 09h45 : Conférence de presse La Conférence de presse des Hospices de Beaune et du Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne aura lieu sous les Halles. 163ème Vente aux …
The importance of elevage to the Hospices de Beaune wines is often overlooked, but in reality, quite a bit can be done to change and improve the Hospices' wines. I have been looking at the effects of elevage - the oak used (often the Hospices barrel), racking, barrel time, etc. - and this has led …
[Read more...] about Hospices de Beaune: Elevage by Jane Eyre
The time for the next Hospices de Beaune auction is nearing: November 19. If you want to join the fun, it's time to prepare. Readers of the Winehog will know that I am perhaps not the biggest fan of the Hospices de Beaune wines, although the recent vintages really have improved. This puts the …
