The wine region of Entre-deux-Mers-Haut-Benauge is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Olivier Cailleux or the Château Ferran produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Entre-deux-Mers-Haut-Benauge are Muscadelle, Semidano and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Entre-deux-Mers-Haut-Benauge often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, citrus fruit or lychee and sometimes also flavors of hay, stone or lemon.
In the mouth of Entre-deux-Mers-Haut-Benauge is a powerful. We currently count 11 estates and châteaux in the of Entre-deux-Mers-Haut-Benauge, producing 12 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Entre-deux-Mers-Haut-Benauge go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Bordeaux has a history of extraordinary women running vineyards. In Sauternes & Barsac Françoise-Joséphine d’Yquem was imprisoned twice during the French revolution but managed to save both her neck and Château d’Yquem, 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur Sauternes. She then dedicated herself to her property, and introduced the practice of ‘tries successives’ or multiple passes through the vineyard during harvest to collect botrytised grapes at maximum maturity, transforming the quality of wines ...
When I first visited Bordeaux, the sleepy landscape of turreted stone châteaux and vineyards seemed timeless, with traditions so well established you felt they would go on forever. But new energy in this famous wine region is visible and audible: bees buzz and sheep graze in organic vineyards; brand-new cellars brim with sustainable features and wine fermenting in trendy amphorae; unusual grapes are gaining attention; and the number of women in key roles keeps growing. Yoga among the vines is s ...
Do growers make wine – or do markets? Growers, of course. Yet markets define the scope of the grower’s creative efforts by what they reward or sanction. When markets are neglectful and unresponsive, there’s little the grower can do but conform. It’s a problem the world over. Here’s an example. The river Moselle/Mosel rises to the wet west of the Vosges mountains, then curves in a long green arc heading north through Epinal, Metz and (along the left bank) Luxembourg’s Grand Duchy, turning east at ...
