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October 31 2024

Discovering Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter

Burgundy

Attending the Clos de Vougeot masterclass at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter was a rare treat, an incredible chance to…

Written by Manon Millot

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October 22 2024

Decant / De-can’t, when do you pour yours?

Bordeaux

Pouring wine from a bottle into another serving vessel, to remove sediment or aid oxygenation, should be as simple as…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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October 11 2024

Berries to Barrels: Barreling and Beyond!

Burgundy

While the Corton-Charlemagne and Pernand-Vergelesses quietly crackle in their barrels, it’s time for the five reds to be devatted. Simon…

Written by Manon Millot

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October 8 2024

How To Start A Wine Collection

Bordeaux

  Collecting wine is a fantastic hobby. Buying special cases or bottles, tucking them away and thinking about when you’ll…

Written by Chris Kelly

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October 4 2024

Berries to Barrels: Beginning of the Fermentation

Burgundy

After the excitement of the harvest, everything has calmed down. The sun has been replaced by rain, and the cold…

Written by Manon Millot

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September 27 2024

Berries to Barrels: Wrapping up the Harvest 2024

Burgundy

Simon and his father Franck Follin-Arbelet.   The harvest season is wrapping up in Burgundy. The last grapes are being…

Written by Manon Millot

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September 17 2024

Burgfest report: 2020 Reds

Burgundy

To use a technical term, the Burgfest tasting of 2020 whites was an absolute belter.  I was amazed that such a…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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September 13 2024

Berries to Barrels: A Month in the Trenches at Domaine Follin-Arbelet

Burgundy

Burgundy 2024 Harvest and Winemaking Journal   Bienvenue to my Harvest and Winemaking Journal! For the next month, I'll be…

Written by Manon Millot

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September 11 2024

A sneak peek at Burgundy’s 2023 vintage – Matthew Hemming

Burgundy

Last week, during a rushed couple of days in Burgundy, I managed to steal a couple of afternoons to have…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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August 16 2024

Groffier Dinner Report

Burgundy

For some years I have been fascinated by the wines of Domaine Robert Groffier.  At the Burgfest blind tastings I…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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June 21 2024

Burgfest report: 2020 whites

Burgundy

That we were asking ourselves whether 2020 had provided the best ever white Burgfest tells you all you need to…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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February 16 2024

Burgundy 2022 Release Schedule

Burgundy

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a fine and consistent Burgundy vintage on our hands!  Very good wines and plenty of…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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January 16 2024

Tasting Louis Latour’s 2022 Burgundies

Burgundy

Lush, Open and Delicious: Louis Latour’s 2022 Burgundies January traditionally sees the release of the latest Burgundy vintage. This year…

Written by Chris Kelly

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December 21 2023

2022 Burgundy – How wrong we were!

Burgundy

In 2022 the Burgfest tasting of 2018 reds fell during the early days of the harvest.  I have clear recollections…

Written by Manon Millot

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July 24 2023

Fete Du Bourgogne: Tasting the 2019 Whites at Burgfest

Burgundy

Earlier this year the Burgfest tasting of 2019 white Burgundy delivered the most exciting, most satisfying and overall best Burgfest…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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July 18 2023

Vinum’s Fete du Bourgogne

Burgundy

Introducing Vinum's Fete du Bourgogne   The eagle-eyed may have spotted a reference to a special series of Burgundy offers…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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January 11 2023

Vintage Report: Burgundy 2021 by Matthew Hemming MW

Burgundy

Chiselled whites with the sort of ‘proper’ structure that’s becoming uncommon in our era of solar vintages. Elegant and fine-boned…

Written by Matthew Hemming MW

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