The wine region of Slavonija is located in the region of Continental Region of Croatia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Josić or the Domaine Iuris produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Slavonija are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Slavonija often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, red fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of microbio, spices or vegetal.
We currently count 26 estates and châteaux in the of Slavonija, producing 189 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Slavonija go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.
Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)
red wines from the region of Slavonija go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or pork chops with curry and honey.
Moneypenny, James Bond, Q. Not a bad trio for your wine to share the screen with in its latest cameo. I’ll try not to give too many spoilers if you haven’t yet seen No Time To Die, but I don’t think it gives too much away to say that Bond can’t resist swiping two generous glasses of Château Angélus (2005, although you don’t see the vintage on screen) for himself and Moneypenny from a bottle that Q had carefully opened for his date later that night. This is the third Bond film in which Angélus ha ...
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Christmas, famously, is not about religion any more. But as a Decanter reader, you’ll also know that it’s not about giving, family or food either. No, it’s about drink. The one time of year when we get to open the good stuff without anyone questioning what we’re doing. And of course, there’s no shortage of advice as to what form those bottles should take. Every year, hacks in newspapers, magazines and websites tell us how to make the big day go with a bang. But these don’t correspond with the re ...
