The wine region of Petit Chablis is located in the region of Chablis of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Louis Moreau or the Domaine Garnier et Fils produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Petit Chablis are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Petit Chablis often reveals types of flavors of citrus, red fruit or oil and sometimes also flavors of floral, pineapple or lemon zest.
In the mouth of Petit Chablis is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 266 estates and châteaux in the of Petit Chablis, producing 319 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Petit Chablis go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Latour was the 11th generation of his family to lead Maison Louis Latour (and the seventh named Louis Latour). The house of Latour was formally founded in 1797, although the roots go back to the first vineyards purchased in 1731 by Denis Latour. The Latour family originally worked as coopers, and Denis’ son Jean moved to Aloxe-Corton to set up an independent cooperage and later to found Maison Louis Latour, naming the business after his son. The house of Latour remains closely associated with th ...
Last year, there was much mirth on wine Twitter about a particularly excruciating tasting note. You’re right. The wine trade needs to get out more. But still… this one was a beauty. It began well enough – really quite beautiful, in fact. But before long the imaginative descriptions were getting more ornate and strained. It moved from poetic to meaningless before finishing with a reference to Burnt Norton – the first of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets – that put it firmly in Private Eye magazine’s ...
Looking for inspiration? Here are the best things to read, watch and listen to for wine lovers. We’ve picked out some of the best wine-related books, TV shows and podcasts for your enjoyment! Wine books: Malbec Mon Amour – Laura Catena and Alejandro Vigil Written by fourth-generation vintner Dr Laura Catena and winemaker Alejandro Vigil, this illustrated coffee-table book is a love song to the Malbec grape in Argentina. Combining history and storytelling with viticultural notes – including ...
