The wine region of Corton Grand Cru 'Les Vergennes' is located in the region of Corton Grand Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cachat-Ocquidant or the Domaine Chanson produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Corton Grand Cru 'Les Vergennes' are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Corton Grand Cru 'Les Vergennes' often reveals types of flavors of spices, oak or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, black fruits or pepper.
In the mouth of Corton Grand Cru 'Les Vergennes' is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 6 estates and châteaux in the of Corton Grand Cru 'Les Vergennes', producing 8 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Corton Grand Cru 'Les Vergennes' go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
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 ...
Following the creation of the DOC Sicilia in November 2011, the region has taken a step further in guaranteeing the origin of traceability of DOC Sicilia wines by introducing mandatory government-minted labels on all its bottles. The State label, which is mandatory only for DOCG wines (in Sicily this applies to Cerasuolo di Vittoria only) is an important marker and identifier of the most important Italian DOCs: each label shows a unique alphanumeric code that traces the entire production process ...
Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...
