The wine region of Beechworth is located in the region of North East Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Giaconda or the Domaine Giaconda produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Beechworth are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Beechworth often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or floral.
In the mouth of Beechworth is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 45 estates and châteaux in the of Beechworth, producing 177 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Beechworth go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.
Jon Wyand has been crowned Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year after impressing the judges with his beautiful shot of a Burgundian vineyard worker gathering prunings. The photograph was taken on a crisp winter’s day at Montagne de Corton Hill in the Côte de Beaune. ‘The winning image evokes with stark beauty the reality of wine growing – you are always at the mercy of nature,’ said wine writer Joanna Simon, one of the judges. ‘But there’s an extra element here: is he scruti ...
Franciacorta has lost one of its fathers; Franco Ziliani died aged 90 this Christmas. He was the winemaker who, along with the Count Guido Berlucchi, changed the destiny of an entire region and helped make Franciacorta one of the most consistent areas in the world for sparkling wines made in the traditional method. Their fateful encounter was in 1958 at Palazzo Lana, in Franciacorta. Count Berlucchi began to question the young winemaker about how to improve his unstable white wine produced in Co ...
The 11 producers within the group saw total sales reach 2.3 million bottles for 2021 which erased the general 23% contraction in sales during 2020 and surpassed 2019’s 2.2 million bottles sold. What’s more, the per bottle price rose 2% from 2020 to an average of 17.35€. This is an important distinction in a country where sparkling wines are regularly found in supermarkets for 2€ a bottle or even less. The Corpinnat producers admit that this rise in price will unfortunately be offset ...
