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 Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...
Approved by the INV viticultural institute on 1 July, Balcarce is the fourth GI to be named in the province of Buenos Aires. The province was largely abandoned as a winemaking region in the 1930s following a law permitting wine to be made only in the Andean Cuyo region, but is is slowly making a name for itself once again with cool climate vintages. Encompassing coast, prairie and the Tandilia mountains, Balcarce is located 37 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and has until recently been known for p ...
Shafer Vineyards has been sold to Shinsegae Property, a division of the wider Shinsegae Group, with interests in several business sectors, from retail to real estate. Shinsegae Property acquired the trailblazing Napa winery for 299.6 South Korean won ($250m), according to the Korea Herald newspaper. Further details about the deal were not disclosed, but the newspaper quoted a company official as saying the deal would benefit Shinsegae L&B, a wine and alcoholic drinks wholesale and importing ...
