The wine region of Touraine-Azey-le-Rideau is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de la Roche en Loire or the Domaine Le Sot de l'Ange produce mainly wines white, pink and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine-Azey-le-Rideau are Chenin blanc, Grolleau and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine-Azey-le-Rideau often reveals types of flavors of citrus, yeast or non oak and sometimes also flavors of banana, melon or vanilla.
In the mouth of Touraine-Azey-le-Rideau is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Touraine-Azey-le-Rideau, producing 24 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Touraine-Azey-le-Rideau go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.
Freixenet Copestick has revealed a host of plans for its newly acquired English winery, Bolney Wine Estates in Sussex, as it embarks on its first English wine venture. With the ink barely dry on the deal, which was signed late last Friday (14 January), Freixenet Copestick MD Robin Copestick is not short of ideas when it comes to improving the already successful English winery. Describing Bolney as ‘the perfect match’ for Freixenet Copestick, he said: ‘When we arrived at Bolney in early September ...
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Christmas, famously, is not about religion any more. But as a Decanter reader, you’ll also know that it’s not about giving, family or food either. No, it’s about drink. The one time of year when we get to open the good stuff without anyone questioning what we’re doing. And of course, there’s no shortage of advice as to what form those bottles should take. Every year, hacks in newspapers, magazines and websites tell us how to make the big day go with a bang. But these don’t correspond with the re ...
