Jean-Marie Guffens is for me one of the greatest winemakers and personalities in the world today. While we have many good vignerons we only have very few true personalities. Your talent is totally unmatched in the southern Burgundy … the feel of effortless control and delight … no issues with …
Winehog News
The 2026 harvest view
Here you find all the news about the 2026 harvest in Burgundy. Harvest Report 2026 - latest news …
July rain and drought status one month before harvest
Wednesday July 15th and Thursday July 16th finally gave some rain in measurable quantities. Good quantities of rain almost all over Burgundy but sadly also a brutal hailstorm in the Northern Burgundy … Dijon and Marsannay. Quite some serious damage in Marsannay with destroyed vines and hopes for …
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Summer Cleaning
There is a lot of new names in the updated guides ... and I always try to present new name with a true potential. Here are my discoveries over the years ... some very fine ... others perhaps dissapointing seen in the global scheme of things. The flavour of the Year past winners Charles …
Vins d’Emotion from Volnay and Pommard (July 2016)
To simplify your search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. Comments and thoughts The list contains producers that regularly score an emotional rating, and they are ranked in three levels. I hope this proves …
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