Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I rarely go on holiday as the Winehog project is taking up all my time. This year, however, I took a week in Denmark with my Danish relatives, including my dear old mother - Rita -, now 92. I was nice ... but in reality I missed France, I missed Burgundy, and finally I was longing back to my home …
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We all know it ... Burgundies are expensive ... and can even be very expensive ... A part is that the domaines have increased the prices significantly, but in reality, this is not the full picture. The formulas used by many importers and restaurant accounts contribute significantly to the …
July 2025 and most of the 2023 tastings are now completed. It is therefore time to wrap up the vintage and look forward to 2024 and the 2025 vintages that are just around the corner. I got a jump on the vintage already in November 2023, when Cécile Tremblay showed me her 2023s in connection …
On June 20th Domaine Faiveley celebrated their 200 years in the wine business and in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The celebration started with a masterclass tasting covering the vintages back to 1935 followed by a lovely lunch in the chai of the estate. Finally the celebration was completed at …
Jane Eyre has become one of my favourite vignerons, producing a beautiful lineup of negociant wines from Burgundy, Beaujolais and even Australia. Jane always seems to capture the beauty of the Pinot. Slightly fragile, the perfumed note that turns a Pinot Noir into a Pinot d'émotion. It's some …
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