The wine region of Pouilly-Sur-Loire is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Riaux or the Domaine Serge Dagueneau & Filles produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pouilly-Sur-Loire are Chasselas, Chenin blanc and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pouilly-Sur-Loire often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or honey and sometimes also flavors of hazelnut, melon or straw.
In the mouth of Pouilly-Sur-Loire is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 44 estates and châteaux in the of Pouilly-Sur-Loire, producing 50 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pouilly-Sur-Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.
Chasselas rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape used to make wine. However, it can also be found eating on our tables! This variety of vine is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Chasselas rosé can be found in several vineyards: Alsace, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Earlier this month, The House Of Angostura (well known for its ubiquitous brand of cocktail bitters) unveiled Zenith, the latest in a line of ultra premium rums in its Private Cask Collection series. The release brings together different rum styles from two of Trinidad and Tobago’s most distinguished distilleries: both the namesake Angostura distillery and the now legendary Caroni distillery, which closed its doors forever in 2003. Aged in charred American ex-bourbon oak casks, Zenith comprises ...
That represents a 69% increase on the 5.5 million bottles sold in 2019, highlighting the exponential growth the industry has enjoyed in recent years. Brits account for 96% of the sales, but demand is increasing in export markets too. English and Welsh wines have proved particularly popular in Scandinavia, with exports to Norway rising by 85% year-on-year in 2021. In the UK, more than half of the sales are direct-to-consumer, either via the cellar door or a winery’s website. However, sales in sup ...
Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...
