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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
November was a busy month with a lot of tastings, and while that's a good thing, it does leave me with quite a job to complete here in the new year. One of the "new" domaines I visited was Henri Magnien, an old, well-reputed estate. I had never visited it before, so a new Winehog chapter is …
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The Domaine d'Eugénie wines have improved tremendously over the years - especially the last five - reaching new levels of refinement and delicacy. These are very refined wines! By giving the wines the proper time and respect, some truly lovely, joyful moments can be had from d'Eugénie. Vins …
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There are many new, high-quality producers in Burgundy, and one of these is Domaine Berthelemot, a large, relatively recent estate in Meursault. My colleague and friend Karine Chang (a wine agent mainly covering the Asian market) invited me to a tasting at Domaine Berthelemot to stimulate my …
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Hand-destemming grapes one by one - or a variation thereof - is a technique being tested and implemented more frequently by Burgundian winemakers. In Vosne-Romanée, Domaine Jean-Pierre Guyon is taking a step forward by using the technique, which Jean-Pierre calls "tri en nuage" (cloud sorting). …
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Visiting Cécile Tremblay last month was special, as her estate has been enlarged with a number of new vineyards (understatement of the year), vineyards that bring Tremblay into another class of vigneronne. She now has more vineyards, and larger portions of some of the top ones, i.e. Beaux Monts and …
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