The wine region of Landes is located in the region of Comté Tolosan of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Laballe or the Domaine Laballe produce mainly wines sweet, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Landes are Cabernet franc, Tannat and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Landes often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tropical or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, earth or vegetal.
We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of Landes, producing 77 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Landes go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
For those unfamiliar with the Vino de Pago qualification, it was created in Spain in 2003 to certify singular estates (pagos) as Protected Denominations of Origin. While not a requisite, it’s generally implemented by individual wineries looking to gain protected status for a single vineyard site within their domain. This is the case for Abadía Retuerta which is an estate of 700ha, of which 180ha is planted to vine. While located within the Duero Valley, the site resides within the borders of Sar ...
Eugene Shneyderis, founder of Beykush winery on the Black Sea coast in southern Ukraine, said he was keen to reach out to vineyard estate owners who may have the space to host refugees. More than three million people have fled the war in Ukraine since Russia began its invasion on 24 February, according to the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR. Shneyderis, 49, lives in Spain with his family and said he was inspired by the story of a nearby wine company in Penedes, which was using accommodation ...
AXA Millésimes has expanded its footprint in California by purchasing Platt Vineyard on the western reaches of Sonoma Coast for an undisclosed sum. The French insurance giant’s wine division made its first foray into the Golden State when it bought Napa Valley winery Outpost back in 2018. Managing director Christian Seely has been on the hunt for a vineyard of similar quality to produce Pinot Noir and Chardonnay ever since. AXA Millésimes jumped at the opportunity to snap up the 111-hectare Plat ...
