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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Harvest 2026 is very near the start ... There is a lot of doubt and frustration about fixing the harvest dates, as the vignerons are to get a hold of what to do with these small, thick-skinned grapes with a low juice content. Some have more or less thrown in the towel ... and harvest just …
[Read more...] about Harvest 2026 – less than two weeks to the start
It's hot and dry, and the harvest will start in a bit more than a week in Macon, and the question is: when will we start in the Côte d´Or. It is going to be a harvest starting already in mid-August (new record) and ending in the first week of September. I will follow the 2026 harvest closely …
We want drinkable and affordable Burgundies ... I want it ... the restaurants want it to serve by the glass ... and the customers want it and need it. A 70 EUR Bourgogne Blanc is not affordable for the Tuesday pizza. I want to taste wines that you like to drink yourself ... that's a simple …
There is a lot of new names in the updated guides ... and I always try to present new name with a true potential. Here are my discoveries over the years ... some very fine ... others perhaps dissapointing seen in the global scheme of things. The flavour of the Year past winners Charles …
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
