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 …
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Instahog … unfiltered #1 – No more!
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 …
Back to the vineyards …
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 …
2025 … a first real sip
We are now in March, and with the 2024 yields being minuscule, the charming 2025s are already knocking on the door. Vintages and wines are getting thrown into the market earlier and earlier, with first very initial tastings even a few weeks from harvest! Like it or not ... this is the speed …
the 2024s status
I have completed 90% of my tastings of the 2024 vintage, and feel on quite safe grounds ... if this is possible in this vintage. The positive first... the whites are very good considering the conditions ... and are definitely a vintage for drinking and even cellaring. If they are pure, they have …