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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
It seems like a growing number of producers in Burgundy are producing single vineyard village wines, thus changing the tradition of blending the village wines in to one cuvee. For some producers it's an old tradition, but for others it's a new approach. But is single vineyard village wines a good …
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Reviewing and rating wines is very controversial, and even more so than the wines reviewed. A lot of these discussions are, in my view, a result of inflated and inconsistent ratings for a lot of big non terroir driven wines. …
Here is an old interview with the great master Henri Jayer - made by Jancis Robinson. I have never seen Henri Jayer on video before - and it's somehow a fine moment to see him talking about his view on winemaking. Take a look! …
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is one of the rising stars of Burgundy, and after only 10 years one of the top domaines in the region. We tasted all the 2010 wines from cask at the domaine in July 2011. The tasting showed that Liger-Belair have made excellent wines in 2010, and will no doubt …
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Echézeaux is one of the largest grands crus of the whole Côte d'Or. It’s divided into a number of plots or climats the vineyard, located around the smaller Grands-Echézeaux. I have tasted some very good bottles of Echezeaux, but also some very poor bottles where only the label was an indication …
