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2016 – climatic fury!
After such a great 2015 vintage, the “vignerons” in Burgundy were desperately hoping for a repeat performance with ideal climatic conditions. If past weather/vintage patterns are to go by, the 2016 should have been as good as 2006, 2010 or even 1996. As fate would have it, 2016 has turned out to be one of…
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Why January is a bad month for business…
It’s funny, at the start of each year most people are very enthusiastic and full of new positive resolutions, both on a personal side as well as from a business perspective. However the reality is quite different. I have found the month of January to be very difficult, especially from a business perspective and I…
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Are old Burgundy whites a thing of the past?
I have recently been asked if there is an “official French” answer to the “prem-ox” (premature oxidization) of old Burgundy whites that was at the centre of heated debates a couple of years ago. For those of you who are not familiar with this question, it was concerning certain consumers of old Burgundy whites that…
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