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).
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has received official approval from the Chinese government to resume its operation in mainland China following a year of suspended business activities at the end of January 2021. WSET has appointed Willa Yang as chief representative to head up its operations in China. Yang previously held leadership roles at Wine Australia’s China office and the Australian Trade Commission. In addition, supporting its return to business in mainland China, WSET announc ...
Shirakawa 1958 is the only official single malt bottling from the demolished distillery, and is also said to be the earliest single vintage Japanese whisky bottled to date, although part of its back story remains shrouded in mystery. The whisky was distilled at the Shirakawa distillery, located 200km north of Tokyo, in 1958, and survived an era when Shirakawa’s malt whisky was almost all used in owner Takara Shuzo’s flagship ‘King’ blend. Shirakawa was opened in Fukushima Prefecture by previous ...
Some Cornas estates, like Domaine Clape, feel as ancient and unchanging as the granite hills themselves. Others, like Domaine Alain Voge, go through periods of flux. When this is due to vineyards being ripped out, bought or sold, then the whole profile of an estate can be altered. That’s not the case at Voge. Instead, it’s due to the coming and going of people and the unavoidable change that entails. I visited Lionel Fraisse, the current managing director at Domaine Alain Voge, to taste a select ...
