Premox
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!
It’s always hard to believe, but it’s that time of year again. The New Year 2016 is almost here. Beginning in 2011, after our first year as an online publication, I published my reflections on the past year and fearless wine forecasts for the upcoming year. Many things did occur and most trends were […]
Click here to read entire article »PREMOX: “WHEREFORE ART THOU?”
I have been writing about the disturbing trend of White Burgundies to oxidize and turn bad at a very early age for some time. (To read those click on the following articles): Is One Winedrinker’s Premox Another Wine Drinker’s Botox? 2004 White Burgundies – Premox Or Not? The Beat Goes On! Get Real – Who’s […]
Click here to read entire article »OLD WHITE BURGUNDY
A Complex Tale of Two Wines With a Window Into Premox Recently I had an opportunity to drink 2 older White Burgundies. The wines were: 1992 Joseph Drouhin Corton Charlemagne and 1999 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet. They offered an interesting paradox into the current state of White Burgundy. 1992 Joseph Drouhin Corton Charlemagne Oxidized […]
Click here to read entire article »ALONG THE BURGUNDY TRAIL – VINTAGE 2011
INTRODUCTION I previously published a brief note on the 2011 Burgundy vintage where I called it “The Surprise Vintage” (To read that article click here). The weather conditions in 2011 were very unique even for Burgundy. Consider this quote from Aubert de Villaine, Co-Director of Domaine de la Romanée Conti, which was highlighted at the […]
Click here to read entire article »GET REAL – WHO’S ON FIRST?
ROUND TWO – PREMOX MEETS BOTOX I have been an observer and active participant in the wine scene for over 40 years (to read the history of the Underground click here). And, I have been writing about big numbers critics and how wines are tasted for a very long time. Trust me, […]
Click here to read entire article »IS ONE WINEDRINKER’S PREMOX ANOTHER WINEDRINKER’S BOTOX ?
OK. This is your question of the day? Or do you even care? Maybe you don’t have a clue about either Premox or Botox. I guess if you are a hard core White Burgundy aficionado you may have been totally immersed in the issue of Premox. And, I guess if you are getting […]
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