Sometimes an article gets stuck in the pipeline, and this one about Blagny got really stuck, as my ambition to compare and analyse slowly but surely evaporated under Burgundy's summer sun. I aimed to draw attention to Blagny, with the publicity hopefully leading consumers to focus on these …
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Domaine Jérôme Galeyrand – Vins d’Emotion
My list of emotional winegrowers is now a year old, and while the work in the last areas (Beaune, Savigny-les-Beaune, and the Hautes Côtes de Beaune and Nuits) is still lacking its finishing touches, I feel the obligation to promote a domaine to the highest level: Domaine Jérôme Galeyrand …
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Visit to Domaine Jérôme Galeyrand – Tasting the 2021s (and Some 2020s)
I first tasted Jérôme Galeyrand's wines at Le Roi Chambertin, and they excited me immediately. Since then, I visited Jérôme once to taste his 2017s and 2018s, and I've also sought out his wines at restaurants. When I find them, I have been stunned each time by the quality they offer. Jérôme …
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Harvest Insight: Sorting
Sorting just-harvested grapes is very important, at least according to some - hopefully most - vignerons. Some sorting is carried out by pickers in the vines, with the rest done at the winery on the way to the press or fermentation tanks. This process is normally done on various types of sorting …
My Harvest 2022
This year, I again helped with the harvest at Domaine Garcia in Nuits-Saint-Georges. As I am both slow and not extremely handy, my help could not be compared with that of an experienced local worker. I did my best, however! I started out with the team on Aug. 26, and I had my last working day on …