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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Burgundy should be explored at least once in person. Get your feet in the dirt in peace and calm, where you have the chance to visit the vineyards and the vignerons and enjoy the true spirit of Burgundy. The Personal Tours The Winehog and my good friend, Clarissa, now offer guided …
[Read more...] about One-Day Tours – Explore Burgundy with the Winehog and Clarissa
It has been 8 years since I first visited Domaine Nicolas Faure in Meuilley. Time flies by at incredible speed. While I loved every vintage from this domaine, global warming is taking its toe here with increased ripeness and generosity of fruit. Nicolas Faure's wines are still, for me, perfect …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Nicolas Faure – Tasting the 2023s from Cask
The air conditioner is humming in the Winehog's office and summer has finally reached Burgundy ... too late to save the 2024 vintage ... perhaps ! Next on my calendar are three talented vignerons: Nicolas Faure, whom you may know, Marthe Henry, who you should know and lastly, a completely new …
Henri-Frederic Roch passed away in 2018. In more than one sense, his death marked the end of an era, one of extravagant indulgence where domaines and wines were to a higher degree was formed in respect for history and old traditions, rather than the latest fashion of the oenologues. At Bist'Roch …
[Read more...] about Cravings … In memory of Henri-Frederic Roch
A new estate on the Winehog map - Jean Baptiste Boudier Jean-Baptiste Boudier’s made his first vintage in 2015, when he started with a modest 3 hectares of the family vineyards. One hectare of Pernand Vergelesses Blanc, a hectare of Pernand Vergelesses Rouge 1er Cru Les Fichots, and a hectare of …
