The wine region of Planalto Catarinense is located in the region of Santa Catarina of Brazil. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Villa Francioni or the Domaine Villa Francioni produce mainly wines red, sparkling and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Planalto Catarinense are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Planalto Catarinense often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.
In the mouth of Planalto Catarinense is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 9 estates and châteaux in the of Planalto Catarinense, producing 30 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Planalto Catarinense go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.
The liqueur – famed for its use in making Crêpes Suzettes, but also a classic cocktail ingredient – has created a new Exceptional Range, beginning with the launch of Grand Marnier Quintessence. Quintessence combines rare old hors d’âge Cognacs from the Grande Champagne sub-region with the essence of bitter Citrus bigaradia (Seville orange) peels, double-distilled to intensify their flavour. The blend was taken from an old recipe found in the Marnier Lapostolle family archives by Grand Marnier ma ...
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...
According to lifestyle and happiness guru Gretchen Rubin, you ‘bring your own weather to a picnic’. Ms Rubin, I’d suggest, has never shivered under a tree watching raindrops turn her fish-paste sandwich to mush because the weather forecast was wrong. There are, it’s safe to say, picnics and Picnics. It’s a term that takes in everything from a rubber baguette in a French ‘Aire’ off the Autoroute du Soleil to a four-course spread while listening to opera at Glyndebourne. What’s definitely true is ...
