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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
A Danish wine merchant and wine enthusiast has started to produce wines in Burgundy - and presumably also in the Rhone valley. Exciting news ... His name is Thomas Dam, and frankly this is a very promising first attempt from the Burgundy side. Actually it's much more than that: It is a …
[Read more...] about A Burgundy of Danish origin, and an interesting terroir
Domaine Bernard & Thierry Glantenay is one of at least two Glantenay estates in Volnay ... saying at least to be sure that I dont have one more hiding in the Volnay hills. The other being Domaine Georges Glantenay located in the core of the village just below the church. This reminds me ... …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Bernard & Thierry Glantenay – Tasting the 2018s
Burgundy is all about terroirs and vineyard holdings, and many talented wine makers are limited by the vineyards they own and financial opportunities to rent or buy great vineyards. It is therefore lovely to see when new generations take over a plot of one of the great vineyards - in this case …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: The Poisot section of Romanée Saint-Vivant
The treat of tasting a great and delightful wine from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is rare .. both due to the financial expenses of tasting one of the top end wines - and perhaps even more so due to the fact that one have to find a wine that is in what I would call a gentle drinking mood. One such …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Saint-Vivant 2009 – 7 years after
A few weeks back, I was at a tremendous tasting where three bottles of Cathiard Malconsorts were opened as an extra treat at the end of the event. The trio of 2014, 2015 and 2016 is a display of Vosne supremacy. Not many wines outside the appellation are a match for a Cathiard firing on all …
[Read more...] about What are we drinking? Cathiard Malconsorts x 3
