It`s almost Christmas, and it's time for gifts, wine, and food ad libitum. It is always difficult to give gifts to the big kids with cars and wine cellars, but a Winehog subscription is an idea. So here you are. When you have acquired the subscription, your friend can contact me (see below), …
Winehog News
Alive but dead
This month, I had the pleasure of tasting old Burgundies back to 1923 from the magnificent cellar of Bouchard Pere et fils. It was a great tasting with only well-preserved and optimum bottles - for the vintage. The team of Frédéric Engerer of Domaine Artemis has done an outstanding job finding …
Bouchard Père et Fils – Oldies but goodies
Frédéric Engerer of Domaine Artemis is a true wine geek with a professional yet very nuanced and enjoyable taste for great Burgundies and wine in general. This year, during the Hospices de Beaune weekend, Artemis Domaine's director Frederic Engerer invited some of the leading journalists on …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Père et Fils – Oldies but goodies
Visit to Domaine Jean-Luc Burguet 2023
Passion, talent and pride make wines and sell wines. A winemaker without passion and talent rarely if ever produces emotional wines ... and to think talent is enough, one would be mistaken ... passion and the will to go that extra mile to achieve greatness is what separates the great from the …
Visit to Domaine Henri Gouges – tasting the 2023s
Back at Gouges after sadly missing the 2022s ... my fault really. The more forward and effortless style really takes Gouges to new levels, and with the vivid 2023s and a quite short elevage for the lesser wines we see some more joyful and enjoyable Gouges wines. Impressions of the 2023s …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Henri Gouges – tasting the 2023s