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.
A ‘very promising’ vintage is expected, said the regional wine council (CIVB), as the Bordeaux 2022 harvest gets underway for reds. It’s still too early to judge fully and yields will be lower in some cases following heat, drought and also hailstorms during the growing season, yet the CIVB cited ‘attractive but small berries’ and healthy vineyard conditions during the crucial flowering period and for harvest. Europe has seen early starts to wine harvests in 2022 and the C ...
The open letter, spearheaded by Wine Traders for Alternative Formats (WTAF), highlights the environmental impact of glass manufacturing and recycling. It notes that switching from glass to alternative formats could save ‘well over a third of the carbon footprint of wine consumed in the UK’ – the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road overnight. Alternative formats such as boxed wine, canned wine, kegs, paper bottles and pouches all have much a smaller carbon footprint than glass. Oliver ...
My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...