The wine region of Touraine Noble Joué is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rousseau Freres or the Le Château de Fontenay produce mainly wines pink, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine Noble Joué are Pinot gris, Pinot noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine Noble Joué often reveals types of flavors of peach, minerality or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
In the mouth of Touraine Noble Joué is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Touraine Noble Joué, producing 4 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Touraine Noble Joué go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison).
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has appointed Michelle Brampton as its new CEO. Brampton will join WSET on 1 February as CEO designate and will spend two months working alongside current CEO Ian Harris, who steps down on 15 April. Bringing with her a wealth of experience, Brampton previously spent 19 years at Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), where she most recently held the role of MD Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from 2018 to 2021. Brampton was also on the boards of both The Dr ...
The focus is upon a new series of back label additions which will be: Viticultor – Elaborador: viticulturist/winemaker aka vigneron Embotellador – Elaborador: bottler Comercialitzadora: commercial wine agent aka negociant Work on these changes began at their 15th anniversary back in 2016 and has been ongoing since. Despite this length of time, part of their introduction has clearly been spurned by the recent wine fraud case wherein hundreds of thousands of their (and other locals DO’s) bac ...
When I started my nomadic winemaking project, in 2018 at Niepoort Vinhos in Portugal’s Douro region, I had no idea how large a part Spain would go on to play – I certainly never intended to make it the locus of my project. So how did it happen? Yes, there was an element of chance and taking opportunities where they arose. But also, among the talented winemakers to whom I pitched collaborations, I sensed an openness and a readiness to collaborate which seemed particular to Spain. Held in June las ...
