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  • Tags: Blind Tasting, Burgundians, Burgundy, Burgundy Wine, Comparative Tasting, Expectations vs Reality, Fine Wine Review, Gamay, Ganevat, Gresca Bar Barcelona, hype, Iago Bizarro, Instagram, Jura Wine, Les Jardins Vivants, L’Ouverture, Mauro Mascarello, Nebbiolo, Personality, Piedmont, Piedmont Wine, pinot noir, PR, Review, Roberto Conterno, Sommelier, Tasting, Tino Kuban, Wine Influence, Wine Review, Winemakers, Winemaking, Winemaking Philosophy, Winemaking Style
🚨 Hype or Heritage? Unmasking the 'Tino Kuban' Phenomenon & The Winemaker's Character

🚨 Hype or Heritage? Unmasking the 'Tino Kuban' Phenomenon & The Winemaker's Character

An explosive sommelier investigation into the character of winemakers and the quality of their wine, focusing on the highly-hyped German producer Tino Kuban. We blind-tasted his Pinot Noir L’Ouverture 2020 and Gamay La Leux 2021, comparing them to classics and asking: is his fame driven by PR and hype or true terroir? Featuring a tasting with the team from Gresca Bar in Barcelona.

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