The wine region of Derwent Valley is located in the region of Tasmanie of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Simha produce mainly wines white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Derwent Valley are Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Derwent Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
In the mouth of Derwent Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Derwent Valley, producing 1 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Derwent Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.
Several fine wine auctions have been organised by the members of the trade in support of emergency relief efforts and humanitarian aid for people affected by war in Ukraine. One auction organised by private member club Crurated brought together more than 250 bottles from coveted producers. It included top names in Burgundy, Champagne and Italy, such as Louis Roederer (Cristal), Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Domaine Dujac and Bartolo Mascarello. Running from 14 to 20 March, a spokesperson told Decanter th ...
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Despite the lowest number of barrels going under the hammer in 15 years, the 2021 Hospices de Beaune charity auction broke per-barrel price records, reaching an impressive total sales figure of €12.5m (£10.48m/$14.09m), excluding buyer premiums. The total was not too far behind last year’s high tally – close to €13.44 million – where almost double the number of barrels were sold. This year’s sale, with 362 lots, including seven barrels of spirits, reached an average price per lot of €34,980 (£29 ...
