The world of Burgundy is evolving, sometimes for the good ... sometimes not! The prices of buying or renting vineyards are, in some cases, exploding. This can sometimes have unexpected consequences for the tasting and rating of the wines. I got this reply from a vigneron earlier in 2024 and I …
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Burgundy taxed to death?
The joy of visiting Burgundy, tasting the individual Burgundy estates and loving Burgundy as a region is all about the personal relations and links to the vignerons and their families. The Burgundy we know is however being threatened by inheritance taxes on estates and vineyards transferred to …
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2024 has been a tough year for both vignerons and the Winehog. Inflation is high, prices are rising ... and the expenditures of running a website like Winehog is growing as we speak. I have tried to keep the subscriptions quite low price-wise, but I will have to adjust soon to make ends meet. …
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Harvest 2024 – #day 5 – Gloomy Wednesday
Good morning Burgundy ... up a bit early today for the talk on the Wednesday harvesting. The 2024 harvest went into a semi-dormant mood as there was rain or drizzle most of the day yesterday (11/09/2024). Some areas had very little rain and the growers then decided to move on with some more …
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Harvest 2024 – #day 4 – Tuesday
The 2024 harvest picked up speed yesterday (10/09/2024) the first big day of harvest with extensive picking in Volnay and Pommard. Domaine Pierre-Olivier Garcia started the harvest in the Corton hill ... Corton- Maréchaudes just above the lovely village of Ladoix. This is the fixed starting point …