The wine region of Porongurup is located in the region of Great Southern of Australie de l'Ouest of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marchand & Burch or the Domaine Castle Rock Estate produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Porongurup are Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Porongurup often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or citrus fruit.
In the mouth of Porongurup is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 16 estates and châteaux in the of Porongurup, producing 45 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porongurup go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
The small island of Gorgona, just off the coast of Livorno, isn’t your run-of-the-mill viticultural area – its main purpose is to serve as a penal colony. Not just any prisoner can reside on Gorgona, however. Up to 90 incarcerated men live on the island at a time, alongside 17 residents and a handful of police officers. Prisoners on the island are allowed to stay for a maximum of five years, which must conclude the end of their sentence. After Gorgona, the men are set free. Scroll down to see ta ...
In November of 2021, Spain’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with many changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”, the first five of which have just been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès took a different approach that merged some of the Burgundian sy ...
New research on grapevine trunk diseases has shown how fungi can collaborate to attack a vine via a kind of ‘extracellular bomb’. Antioxidants may help wineries to fight back, said the international group of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) have been of growing concern to vineyard owners in recent decades. Almost 20% of the world’s vineyards were affected, said the International Organisation for Vine & Wine in 2015. A 201 ...
