It is increasingly difficult to find and buy well-made, reasonably priced Burgundy wines. There is therefore a strong focus on finding new names and producers. Given this fact, I've decided to promote on these pages the potentially exciting new names I encounter. This will be a quick, …
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Meet the Winehog in Vosne-Romanée
Taste and preferences are individual, and discussing wine is consequently a personal matter, and not necessarily a theme for large groups and big conferences. You now have the opportunity to meet me - Steen Öhman, the Winehog - face to face and talk about Burgundy in a relaxed, personal …
Visit to Domaine Robert Sirugue – Tasting the 2021s
The end of Domaine Sirugue as we know it is upon us, as the estate will split up over the coming years. This sounds a bit unclear, but from the 2023 vintage the wines from the Sirugue estate will be sold under the Arnaud et Sophie label, and after five years under Arnaud (Sirugue) et Sophie's …
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Visit to Arnaud et Sophie – Tasting the 2021s
It's always delightful to visit Domaine Sirugue or Domaine Michel Noëllat, as I get to taste the wines from Arnaud et Sophie (Sirugue and Noëllat) at the same time. This year the tasting was held at Domaine Michel Noëllat ,where Sophie served the wines with her next son on the way! I will …
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Wildness on the Edge of Town – Tasting Jérémy Recchione’s 2022s
The name - Recchione - is a challenge for me to both pronounce and spell. I am trying to improve, but the current status is that Jérémy Recchione will be called Jérémy R in this article. Fortunately, writing is copy- and paste-able, but pronunciation is much more complex, at least for me. Jérémy …
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