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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Gilly Bistro Restaurant L’Auberge des Cîteaux 2 Pl. du Château, 21640 Gilly-lès-Cîteaux The L’Auberge des Cîteaux is a very nice bistro styled restaurant, or, if you like, a hotel bistro. The food is very good, and so is the wine list. The dishes are modern but rather classic French …
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Back to Domaine Voarick in Aloxe-Corton to taste the white 2024s. Victor Voarick has taken over the estate from his father, Michel Voarick, and has changed quite a lot of things ... vinification, labels, and even parts of the cuverie. So, new times at Voarick ... This was a short visit, …
The 2026 vintage was one of the driest and hottest summers in the history of Burgundy... the result was the earliest harvest ever ... hence, it put the system and the manning of the harvest teams under a lot of pressure. Harvest started on August 6th or 7th in Côte de Beaune whites, and harvest …
More and more wine drinkers are getting interested in viticulture ... are the vineyards treated responsibly according to modern and healthy standards? And are they certified bio ... organic or biodynamic? Knowing the structure of the Burgundian vineyards... small plots side by side ... it is a …
Being a wine writer has its advantages and drawbacks depending on one's mood and energy. Tasting the same producers year after year gives you the basic structure of the new year's article... and it is therefore tempting to keep quite a lot of the lyrics unchanged for the article - as this is often …
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