Haute-Marne is the PGI title for wines produced in the department of the same name in the north-east of France. The department Lies roughly in the centre of a triangle formed by the famous wine regions of Champagne, Alsace and Burgundy. The department produces a range of wine styles, from still wines made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to Sparkling wines produced using the traditional method. However, these wines are rarely found in our database.
The department, located 175 kilometers southeast of Paris, is dominated by the Langres plateau which rises above the surrounding landscape and forms the watershed of the Seine. The Marne River, which flows through the hills, gives the department its name, and most of the vineyards are located on the low, rolling hills that characterize the plateau. The Haute-Marne has a cool continental Climate with some oceanic influence which manifests itself mainly in the form of rain. The vineyards tend to occupy sites where there is a Slight rain shadow due to the surrounding topography, and the south-facing hillsides offer good sun exposure.
The historic estate follows in the footsteps of Châteaux Angélus, Cheval Blanc and Ausone by withdrawing its candidacy from the upcoming classification. The Malet-Roquefort family, which has owned Château La Gaffelière for more than 300 years, said it ‘no longer recognises its values’ in the new criteria. The Malet-Roqueforts claimed that the overhauled rating system for the tasting ‘contradicts all the ratings obtained by Château La Gaffelière for several years by the greatest wine professional ...
Export shipments were worth £4.51bn last year, up 19% on 2020, but 8% below the total of £4.91bn recorded in 2019, according to HMRC figures quoted by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). However, export volumes rose 21% to nearly 1.4 billion bottles in 2021, some 73 million bottles above the figures recorded in pre-pandemic 2019. Scotch exports experienced an annus horribilis in 2020, falling to a 10-year low thanks to the combined effects of the pandemic and the imposition of punitive import t ...
Brad Pitt and Emmy Award-winning French producer Damien Quintard have worked together to revamp and redesign the Château Miraval recording studio, which has sat unused for nearly two decades. Renamed Miraval Studios, the venue will reopen in the heart of Provence rosé wine country in summer 2022. It marks a rebirth for the illustrious venue, previously known as Studio Miraval, which was built in 1977 by the estate’s then-owner, French pianist and composer Jacques Loussier. Pink Floyd used the st ...
