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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The "tyre guide" has just released its new rating of the wine producers in Burgundy. A lot of expected heroes, and then some candidates are missing. Knowing the different critics, it's pretty clear that this list has been heavily influenced by William Kelley ... and for this I like the initiative …
[Read more...] about Kelleys’ heroes and the tyre favourites
Lovely slightly cool morning in NSG - Nuits-Saint-Georges - harvest in a bit more than two Months Harvest prospects look very good with little or no serious problems so far ... but things always happen or turn up ... and at the moment a very early harvest ... and therefore also a hot harvest is …
[Read more...] about a bit more than two month to another early harvest
The core of getting great Burgundy joys and revelations is appreciating vin d`émotion, discovering the emotional values in these lively and joyful wines. Emotional wines come from vineyards that are alive, and not sprayed to death or overworked with heavy equipment... It's from vineyards with a …
In Burgundy, most of the issues and problems are kept in the quiet darkness of the deep cellars of Beaune and Vosne. If we don't speak about it - it does not exist - it doesn't happen ... We, as journalists, are barely "allowed" to mention and name the poor wine growers or wines ... and using …
Winehog started with mapping the vineyards, and while I have been maintaining this over the years, I think it is time to revitalise the maps and explore some of the great terroirs in the 1er crus and village categories. I have been talking to a lot of readers, and almost everyone mentions the …
