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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Wine is personal; Burgundy is a matter of taste, occasion, and the company you are in when you drink it. I have nevertheless decided to run some survey questions on the Winehog Instagram page (currently 4,000 followers), and take the temperature of my friends there. These are simple surveys - …
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The 2019 vintage is a truly great year for red Burgundy, and the whites are also growing on me as time goes by. The '19s have a hedonistic flair in their details that makes them both complex and delicate, while both the reds and whites seduce you with gorgeous generosity. The 2020s are a …
I had never visited Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey or Domaine Caroline Morey, so I was excited when I met Clement Colin, Pierre-Yves' and Caroline's son, and he offered me a tasting at the two Chassagne-Montrachet domaines. Domaine Caroline Morey is the estate of - wait for it - Caroline …
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Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini: The names tell a story, give some history, and are important in how this producer presents itself to the world. Heresztyn-Mazzini carries Polish heritage originating with Florence (Heresztyn) Mazzini's grandfather. Florence's husband Simon comes from Champagne …
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I'm back at CLF (Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot) to taste the 2021s, and my expectations are high. They always rise here if the vintage is on the vivid and cooler side, whereas vintages like 2018 can be challenging at this address, or should I say below the very high standard I expect and normally …
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