Vintage

11 Nov

Bordeaux, Journal, Vintage, Wine

Chateaux Lynch Bages & Pichon Lalande: Six Vintages, 2005-1966

Posted by Matthew Hemming MW

02/06/2026

This was a recent tasting I led for my local tasting group, the Jeroboam Club, in the UK. They had s...

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27 Sep

Burgundy, French Red, Journal, Vintage, Wine

Berries to Barrels: Wrapping up the Harvest 2024

Posted by Manon Millot

02/06/2026

The harvest season is wrapping up in Burgundy. The last grapes are being clipped from the vines whil...

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13 Sep

Burgundy, Journal, Vintage, Wine

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

Posted by Manon Millot

02/06/2026

Burgundy 2024 Harvest and Winemaking Journal Bienvenue to my Harvest and Winemaking Journal! For ...

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21 Jun

Burgundy, Journal, Vintage, Vintage Report, Wine

Burgfest Report: 2020 Whites

Posted by Matthew Hemming MW

02/06/2026

That we were asking ourselves whether 2020 had provided the best ever white Burgfest tells you all y...

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02 May

Bordeaux, En Primeur, French Red, Journal, Vintage, Vintage Report, Wine

Bordeaux 2023 – Vintage Report

Posted by Matthew Hemming MW

02/06/2026

Bordeaux 2023 is a vintage born out of an adversity that stretched from the climatic to market condi...

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21 Dec

Burgundy, French Red, Journal, Vintage, Vintage Report, Wine

2022 Burgundy – How wrong we were!

Posted by Matthew Hemming MW

02/06/2026

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

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11 Jan

Burgundy, En Primeur, Journal, Vintage, Vintage Report, Wine

Vintage Report: Burgundy 2021 by Matthew Hemming MW

Posted by Matthew Hemming MW

02/06/2026

Our first thoughts on the new vintage, tasted in the Cote d'Or late last year. Chiselled whites wit...

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