The wine region of Haspengouwse Wijn is located in the region of Flandre of Belgium. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wijnkasteel Genoels Elderen or the Domaine Wijnkasteel Genoels Elderen produce mainly wines white, sparkling and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haspengouwse Wijn are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haspengouwse Wijn often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, floral or citrus fruit.
We currently count 8 estates and châteaux in the of Haspengouwse Wijn, producing 39 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Haspengouwse Wijn go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.
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 ...
A total of £72,600 was raised from 79 lots at the sixteenth DWWA wine auction hosted by Christie’s on 2 December – beating a record set in 2018. This total excludes Christie’s buyer’s premium. All proceeds will be added to funds raised by Decanter throughout the DWWA this year. Charities supported include The Drinks Trust, WaterAid, Cancer Research UK, Change Please, Decanter Apprenticeships and more. Over the past 12 months, Decanter has donated in excess of £100,000 to these charities. T ...
The Champagne houses, part of the family-owned EPI Group, announced their B Corp certification after scoring 91.9 points in the assessment by B Lab, a non-profit network founded in 2006 with the aim of improving corporate performance in the spheres of social and environmental issues, plus accountability and transparency. The certification involves an assessment of the social and environmental impact of each brand through more than 200 questions concerning governance, employees, communities and t ...
