The wine region of Coteaux de l'Ain is located in the region of Comtés Rhodaniens of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Thierry Tissot or the Domaine de Mucelle produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coteaux de l'Ain are Pinot noir, Gamay noir and Gamaret, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coteaux de l'Ain often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit.
We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of Coteaux de l'Ain, producing 20 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Coteaux de l'Ain go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison).
It’s no easy task to establish a super-premium wine in an entirely new region, particularly when inviting potential retail partners or distributors to the vineyard involves journeying to a distant corner of the Himalayas in the outer reaches of the Yunnan province, southwestern China. For my journey, after four flights from Bordeaux to Shanghai, Chengdu then Shangri-La, it was a four-hour drive up through stunning mountain passes to the foothills (here, that means 2,200m above sea level) of the ...
The 5cl miniature bottles of Springbank 1919 50 Year Old and Malt Mill 10 Year Old were sold this month for £7,360 ($8,871/ €8,659) and £6,670 ($8,039/ €7,848) respectively by online auction house Whisky.Auction – record sums for both distilleries. Another miniature of Springbank 1919 sold at auction in August 2021 for £6,440, while a miniature of Malt Mill fetched £3,400 when it was sold by Scotch Whisky Auctions in February 2018. The record sum for any whisky miniature at auction is believed t ...
It had been possible to produce sparkling wines in Rioja, certified as DO Cava, since the creation of Spain’s main sparkling wine entity. But this fact was often unknown to consumers given that 95% of Cava is produced in the Catalunya region. The area for production of Cava in Rioja is however limited to only 18 of the nearly 150 municipalities within the entire DO zone. In a bid to better show point of origin, the new subzone labelling of Cava that was approved in 2021 now refers to the p ...
