Wouldn’t the title “Flavour of the Year 2026” make you wanna try the wines of the domaine? Winehog’s pick was Edouard Confuron last time and while the wines are not easy to find, I was able to buy two from the latest release (2024).
A unique Italian red: I Clivi Schiopettino 2023
A beautiful bottle, isn’t it? My first encounter with the schioppettino grape variety and I absolutely love it. What an interesting wine! Continue reading
Affordable red Burgundy: Vignerons de Bel Air Bourgogne 2024
Burgundy isn’t the most reliable wine region when it comes to quality, but I’m often surprised how good affordable reds can be from there – even these days. We are talking about wines from bigger, less widely known producers, of course. They often deliver classically proportioned pinots for 10-15€, just like the Paul Delane 2023 reviewed months ago on this blog. Here is another nice one for 14€ which I liked a lot.
A new chapter in the history of Burgundy: unoaked serious pinot from Charles Lachaux
If you are not familiar with the buzz about young Charles Lachaux in Burgundy, I highly recommend you to read the full story on the Rarewine website. He is changing everyone’s favourite wine region.
Cotes du Rhone: fancy vs supermarket version
The benchmark for the tihanyi kék variety: Szentesi Pince 2025
If you follow this blog you know that I’m passionate about the revived indigenous Hungarian variety called tihanyi kék. The latest vintage (the 2025) from its most prominent producer Szentesi Pince is now released, and what a wine it is. I my eyes it is their best so far.
Stunning garnacha: El Hombre Bala 2022 from Uvas Felices
Back to Spanish garnacha. This comes from the same vintage as the Frontonio Supersonico and the price is similar – but it’s a far superior wine. A high-end garnacha if you ask me, and I bet it would outshine many competitors around 40-50€ – it’s great value, highly recommended.
Powerful Bolgheri: Campo Al Mare 2024
Charming Soave: Pieropan 2025
One of the cool things about this Pieropan Soave Classico is that it’s so different from the major white wine styles (chardonnay, sauvignon blanc etc). An other one is the packaging, the bottle is just beautiful.
Great Langhe nebbiolo: Luigi Pira 2023
Admittedly, I don’t taste tons of nebbiolos each year, but this was easily the best I came across in a long time. This wine has soul.








