As time moves on, I am tasting more and more wines made and elevated on ceramic vessels ... i.e. with no contact to wooden barrels and with limited oxidation as the ceramic vessels allow only a limited oxidation. In the first article "Ceramics ... the naked truth" we took the general view on …
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Ceramics … the naked truth?
As time moves on, I am tasting more and more wines made and aged in ceramic vessels ... i.e. with no contact to wooden barrels and with limited oxidation as the ceramic vessels allow only limited oxidation. It is in my view very, very important to remember the oxidation part ... as this is a …
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I have decided to step down from the Winehog temple and throne and get a more informal and handheld tone and style. This means being more direct in communicating what I feel, and the goal is to give my more spontaneous view on the wine. I believe we can easily think both the wine and the …
Winehog treat #3 … the Tout simple
Regardless of fortune, fame or occasional financial despair... I like to get a good wine at an affordable and attractive price. Sometimes this is 25 EUR, other times it's 100 EUR ... and on rare occasion I feel tempted to push further ... but to be honest, 200 EUR should involve a full-blown vin …