The wine region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Verzenay' is located in the region of Champagne Grand Cru of Champagne of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Michel Arnould & Fils or the Domaine Michel Arnould & Fils produce mainly wines sparkling and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Verzenay' are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Champagne Grand Cru 'Verzenay' often reveals types of flavors of earth, cherry or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, butter or straw.
In the mouth of Champagne Grand Cru 'Verzenay' is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble. We currently count 23 estates and châteaux in the of Champagne Grand Cru 'Verzenay', producing 87 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Champagne Grand Cru 'Verzenay' go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
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Bretaudeau is renowned as a driving force behind Muscadet’s revival thanks to his pioneering work with the once maligned grape, Melon de Bourgogne. He settled in Gétigné, a commune in the westernmost appellation of the Loire Valley , after purchasing a small 4ha plot back in 2001. Co-ops focused on cheap, industrial production of Muscadet dominated the region, but Bretaudeau took a different tack with his estate, named Domaine de Bellevue. He has focused on organic and biodynamic productio ...
By 1965, the vineyards of Condrieu had largely been abandoned – phylloxera and two world wars had decimated the place and its people. There were just 8ha of vines remaining on these granite slopes. If it weren’t for the hard work of a few steadfast vignerons, the appellation might have disappeared entirely, reclaimed by the forest. Thankfully, Condrieu survived and has since flourished – but great appellations have been lost before. We know this because some have recently been rediscovered. In f ...
