The wine region of Cour-Cheverny is located in the region of Cheverny of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Philippe Tessier or the Domaine François Cazin - Le Petit Chambord produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cour-Cheverny are Romorantin, Chardonnay and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cour-Cheverny often reveals types of flavors of apples, earthy or beeswax and sometimes also flavors of butter, lime or almonds.
In the mouth of Cour-Cheverny is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 28 estates and châteaux in the of Cour-Cheverny, producing 51 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cour-Cheverny go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.
The fifth of Redbreast’s Dream Cask offerings, released to mark World Whisky Day tomorrow (Saturday 21st May), is a 30-year-old single pot still whiskey produced by Irish Distillers at its Midleton Distillery in Co Cork. Unlike previous single-cask releases, this year’s Dream Cask combines two casks chosen as their favourites from Midleton’s vast inventory by master blender Billy Leighton and blender Dave McCabe. Leighton’s cask is a first-fill Oloroso Sherry butt filled in May 1990, while McCab ...
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Just over 6,400km in length, Chile is a country with a fascinating range of terroirs. This is fully reflected in the diversity of its wines. Heavily influenced by air currents from the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes to the east, all of Chile’s wine producing valleys have their own microclimates, as well as distinct complex soil composition. This variety means that individual vineyards experienced the harvest conditions of 2022 in different ways. It was a year that saw the continuation o ...
