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Post # 78 – Tasting the Hugel et Fils 1976 Tokay D’Alsace Selection de Grains Nobles
It is much harder to restart writing wine blogs than it is to stop. In 2020 I wrote only 4 blogs, in 2021 I wrote only 3, and in 2022 I did not write any blogs at all. A large reason for that was of course the COVID-19 crisis, and the profoundly negative effect it…
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Post # 77 – Tasting Great Old Wines Over the Last 18 Months
I confess to having been lazy over the last two years by only writing 6 posts in two years, much less than I would have liked. Covid-19 kept us at home most of the time and required that we cheer ourselves up, so this presented an excellent opportunity to reach into the cellar to see…
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POST # 76 – THE MILLESIMES ALSACE 2021 DIGITASTING – A GREAT WINE EVENT
On June 7th to 9th, 2021 the first edition of the Salon Millesimes Alsace 2021 Digitasting took place. Over 100 Alsace wine producers took part, showcasing 4 wines each. 3,750 visitors took part, 2,700 were international from 55 different countries, and 1,050 were French from France. Over 10,000 boxes of samples were ordered and shipped…
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Post # 75 – The 2020 Cru Bourgeois Classification
On February 20, 2020 the Alliance des Crus Bourgeois du Médoc announced their new 5 year classification, which included a few changes to the structure of their classification. This classification covers 249 Médoc wines rated above table wines but below the famous 1855 Bordeaux Classification of the top 61 wines in Bordeaux. This 2020 Cru…
