The wine region of Muscat de Rivesaltes is located in the region of Rivesaltes of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Boudau or the Domaine Lafage produce mainly wines natural sweet, sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Muscat de Rivesaltes are Melon et Muscadelle, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Muscat de Rivesaltes often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or melon and sometimes also flavors of mango, dried apricot or non oak.
In the mouth of Muscat de Rivesaltes is a mainly marked by the residual sugar. We currently count 178 estates and châteaux in the of Muscat de Rivesaltes, producing 226 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Muscat de Rivesaltes go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef.
The Roussillon is home to a range of wine styles, at varying price points. Sweet fortified wines (vin doux naturel) used to dominate production, with still dry wines (vin sec) in the minority. In the last 30 years, however, this has completely changed, and vin sec now makes up the majority (80%) of the Roussillon’s output. The recent Wines of Roussillon tasting, held in London, not only highlighted many good quality dry wines being produced, but also cemented the idea that Roussillon whites are ...
Jon Wyand has been crowned Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year after impressing the judges with his beautiful shot of a Burgundian vineyard worker gathering prunings. The photograph was taken on a crisp winter’s day at Montagne de Corton Hill in the Côte de Beaune. ‘The winning image evokes with stark beauty the reality of wine growing – you are always at the mercy of nature,’ said wine writer Joanna Simon, one of the judges. ‘But there’s an extra element here: is he scruti ...
Following the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Decanter World Wine Awards will be cancelling the entries for any Russian wineries which have entered the competition, and their wines will not be judged. As a gesture of support for our Ukrainian entrants, we will be waiving their fees. We realise that the world’s winemakers have more that unites than divides them, but we feel we have to make a stand. All of us at Decanter and the DWWA are hoping and praying for a peaceful resolution to th ...
