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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Comte Louis-Michel Liger-Belair and his wife Constance have opened a beautiful guesthouse connected with their wine bar La Cuverie de Vosne. This is a location to consider if you are looking to spend a day or three in Vosne-Romanée, one of the world's most famous wine villages. The …
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Théo Dancer is one of the new stars of Burgundy. His father Vincent enjoyed increasing popularity, but when Théo took over the estate in 2020 there was a change of gears in the implementation of new viticultural and vinification choices. Théo is very young, 23; but he is a strong and confident …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Vincent Dancer – Tasting the Red 2022s by Théo Dancer
Sometimes articles are difficult to construct, and this is one of the worst so far, as I want to synthesize its meat and then clearly explain it, so that the vigneron involved gets the credit he deserves. The issue is: Can white Burgundy successfully be made and bottled without sulphur, and …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Rougeot -Tasting the Unsulphured ’22 Whites
Domaine les Astrelles is a relatively new, exciting estate located in Gevrey-Chambertin, on the industrial side of town east of the railway line. The estate is in fact a new iteration of the old Pierre Naigeon domaine. Les Astrelles is the name give to it by Isabelle and Jean-Marie Chapier, who …
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Lola and her spirited team at the restaurant Le Soleil in Savigny-les-Beaune hosted a tremendous gathering on March 31 - Tacos le Soleil. The event was organized with Mateo Breña, a Mexican now residing in France, but who arrived here via my native Copenhagen. He brought his Mexican spices …
