Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
It's always a privilege to meet up with my vigneron neighbour Pascal Marchand in Nuits-Saint-Georges. He is one of the most knowledgeable winegrowers in Burgundy, and it's a treat to hear his views, which are based on vast knowledge and long experience. This is how I learn! Tasting the …
[Read more...] about Visit to Marchand-Tawse – Tasting the 2023 Reds
A new estate is emerging on the starry blue sky of Burgundy, Domaine de Chézeaux - or should I say the new Domaine de Chézeaux - based on the vineyard holdings of the Mercier family who owned the Domaine de Chézeaux estate located in upper Gevrey-Chambertin. Domaine de Chézeaux was sold to …
[Read more...] about Domaine des Chézeaux 2023 … “new” beginnings
Day in day out, I see thousands of wrong doings, environmental pollution and degradations of nature as we love it ... and all of this is done within the law. The law that is manipulated by lobbyists who are hired by the very people who are killing the air and soil we so desperately need to make a …
The Winehog "Food for Thought" are my reflections on the core qualities of the wines we drink ... these are merely thoughts and reflections that I use when I try to understand and appreciate wines ... and I hope they can offer you a better insight in the qualities and potentials of the wines we …
[Read more...] about Winehog Food for Thought: Phenolic Ripeness
There is a core list of famous estates that has set the bearings of the Winehog travel through Burgundy. One is Ponsot - Domaine Ponsot, and since 2017, still with the same illustrious and mysterious person behind these magnificent wines - Laurent Ponsot. I started my Burgundy journey back …
