The Grand Jours de Bourgogne is the perfect chance to get an overview of a vintage. This year the fine 2010 vintage was on display. My tastings at Chateau Clos de Vougeot, in Gilly and in Nuit-Saint-Georges gave a somewhat blurred picture of the 2010 vintage. Quite a lot of wines are still on …
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Video – Interview with Henri Jayer about Cros Parantoux
A rare interview with the master himself Henri Jayer. Just found this short interview about Cros Parantoux on Youtube. Enjoy! …
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Oxidized white wines
In Denmark natural wines with little or no sulphur are getting more and more popular in the trendy restaurants. In a sense this also reflects the development of the New Nordic Kitchen, where these wines according to experts are a very good match to the rather delicate flavors of the mordern Nordic …
White Burgundy sweet style … climate changes!
Recently I have had some white Burgundies with very high alcohol, sweet with notes of botrytis and a low acidity. A white Burgundy should in my view be dry, and with alcohol below 14 and preferably even lower. A sweet style Burgundy with botrytis notes are in my view a faulty wine, and should be …
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Le Organic Wine Live Tour 2011
The Organic Wine Live Tour 2011 - a cocktail of 16 organic wine producers, 8 restaurants in Copenhagen, 40 guests, a bus and some good organisers. This year the organizer Sune Rosforth from Rosforth & Rosforth was able to gather organic wine producers from Spain, Portugal, Italy and different …