The wine region of Bonnezeaux is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Fesles or the Domaine des Petits Quarts produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bonnezeaux are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bonnezeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, lemon or butterscotch and sometimes also flavors of cream, citrus or quince.
In the mouth of Bonnezeaux is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 40 estates and châteaux in the of Bonnezeaux, producing 73 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bonnezeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.
Franciacorta has lost one of its fathers; Franco Ziliani died aged 90 this Christmas. He was the winemaker who, along with the Count Guido Berlucchi, changed the destiny of an entire region and helped make Franciacorta one of the most consistent areas in the world for sparkling wines made in the traditional method. Their fateful encounter was in 1958 at Palazzo Lana, in Franciacorta. Count Berlucchi began to question the young winemaker about how to improve his unstable white wine produced in Co ...
St-Emilion’s Wine Council announced its eagerly-anticipated ranking this afternoon, bringing a decade of disputes and court battles to an end. The classification awards Premier Grand Cru Classé A status to just two producers, while it also recognises 12 Premier Grands Crus Classés (B) and 71 Grands Crus Classés. These rankings can cause a winery’s value to soar – they have been likened to the Michelin guide for restaurants – so winemakers across the region awaited the results with bated breath t ...
Inside the April 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES: South American Bordeaux blends: my top 20 Winemaking tradition informs many of South America’s top-flight reds, says Alejandro Iglesias Bordeaux 2019 in bottle Reappraising this excellent vintage, with Georgie Hindle’s selection of 27 top wines Vintage preview: southern Rhône 2020 Matt Walls’ regional round-up and pick of 40 standout wines from another hot but successful vintage South African Sauvignon Blanc: 10 top winemakers Malu Lam ...
