The wine region of Mount Benson is located in the region of Limestone Coast of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine M. Chapoutier or the Domaine Good Intentions Wine Co produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mount Benson are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.
On the nose of Mount Benson often reveals types of flavors of smoke, apples or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, raspberry or red fruit. In the mouth of Mount Benson is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of Mount Benson, producing 43 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mount Benson go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
There’s been a focus on making wine production less energy intensive as well as environmentally friendly in order to address climate change. The efforts continue but, as is the case for electric cars where it’s the battery technology that needs innovating, it’s in wine bottles where we’re seeing rapid change. It comes in a two-pronged attack to reduce energy use in manufacturing and then an even bigger emphasis on reducing bottle weight for shipping to reduce fuel usage and thus CO2 production. ...
The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...
Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales decreased significantly compared to the previous year, with volume and value sales down by as much as 60% in a few cases. In some instances, sales of usually bankable wines crashed to almost zero, according to the merchants that Liv-Ex polled. ‘Yet again, many buyers and collectors have had to ask what purpose the time-consuming event serves when it delivers such pitiful revenue, and who precisely it is for when it offers little compelling value,’ said Liv- ...
