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Harvest 2014 – first impressions
Well, to be honest, I’ve never seen so many winemakers with smiles on their faces! After a hot and promising spring, July was a watershed, with rain and cool temperatures. Just when we were thinking that our good luck was over, the sun burst through (around the 10th August) and never went away… What are…
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Femmes et Vins de Bourgogne – A tasting event not to be missed!
I was fortunate to be able to meet some prominent members of this association and participate at their tasting event during the wine fair “Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne”. The association was founded in 2000, as an idea sharing and promotional tool, spotlighting the important role of women in the wine industry in Burgundy. There…
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Hospices de Nuits wine auction 2014
Although this auction is not as famous as it’s illustrious sister auction “the Hospices de Beaune”, it has a certain appeal that you can only really understand once you have taken part. I was lucky in being invited by Alain Servault, technical director of Maison Albert Bichot – the most important buyer at the Hospices…
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