The wine region of Prince Edward Island of Canada. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Traynor or the Domaine Traynor produce mainly wines red, sparkling and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Prince Edward Island are Chardonnay, Riesling and Maréchal Foch, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Prince Edward Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or spices.
We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Prince Edward Island, producing 9 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Prince Edward Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food.
Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...
France’s 2022 wine harvest is likely to be between 42.6 million and 45.6m hectolitres, up by 13% to 21% on the frost-hit 2021 vintage and more in-line with the country’s five-year average. One hectolitre is equivalent to 100 litres. Yet drought could impact on yields in the coming weeks, adding extra uncertainty in several regions, said the French agriculture ministry’s Agreste statistics unit. Expected vintage quality isn’t covered by the preliminary outlook. It added the 2022 growing season is ...
A couple of weeks ago, I was looking up at some terraced vineyards in St-Joseph with an Australian friend. He remarked that he’d never seen a steep vineyard like this in his home country. Who could afford to rip out the trees, build the access roads, construct the terraces, and plant the vines, without being certain beforehand that the resulting wine could be sold at prices high enough to recoup the investment? It might not be the most romantic way of looking at it. But that’s the modern reality ...