The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfersigberg' is located in the region of Alsace Grand Cru of Alsace of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kuentz-Bas or the Domaine Paul Ginglinger produce mainly wines white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfersigberg' are Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfersigberg' often reveals types of flavors of green apple, nutmeg or smoke and sometimes also flavors of non oak, passion fruit or lime zest.
In the mouth of Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfersigberg' is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 46 estates and châteaux in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfersigberg', producing 73 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfersigberg' go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food.
The wines from Chianti Rùfina, a unique, high-quality sub-region of the greater Chianti area, are overshadowed by those of its larger brother, Chianti Classico. Now, Rùfina producers are striving to change that with Terraelectae, a category of wines that will sit at the pinnacle of the Chianti Rùfina quality pyramid. Each producer – there are only about 20 of them in all of Chianti Rùfina – will be able to designate a single-vineyard wine made entirely from Sangiovese as ‘Terraelectae’ and will ...
In the UK wine calendar, wine merchants concentrate on selling certain regions at the same time every year. For Burgundy, it’s January; Bordeaux starts in April. Others, like the Rhône, aren’t quite so specific, but merchants do seem to agree that autumn is the right time to turn their attention to this part of France. Following a number of Rhône-focused tastings, and with my full report on the 2021s coming out soon, I have tasted and rated wines that are available to buy in the UK now and my re ...
Matthew Horsley is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards. Matthew Horsley Matthew Horsley is a buyer at The Wine Society, having worked for them for over 9 years. After graduating university with a degree in Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, Matthew joined The Wine Society as a Christmas temp before joining the Tastings and Events Team where he spent three and a half years. He joined the Buying Department in 2017 and now buys the wines of England, Greece and Hungary for The So ...
