The wine region of Drôme is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lombard or the Domaine de Montine produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Drôme are Viognier, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Drôme often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or leather.
In the mouth of Drôme is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 28 estates and châteaux in the of Drôme, producing 51 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Drôme go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.
Heritage Auctions said a single bottle of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘SLV’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1973 – representing the Napa Valley red wine that beat top Bordeaux in the landmark 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting – fetched $12,300. That marks a new record auction price for the wine, said Heritage. It was sold to a bidder who wished to remain anonymous during an auction of nearly 4,000 wines from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘legacy collection’. Steven Spurrier’s 1976 Judge ...
The idea for the summit at this remote locale came from Josep Cusiné of Parés Baltà and Ignasi Segui of Vinyes Singulars as the church sits on a ridge (‘cim’ in Catalan) at 643m in altitude. It has an unparalleled 360-degree view which opens up on the plain of Penedès and out to the Mediterranean Sea, 25km in the distance. Starting in 2015, the first years were friendly, loose affairs and took place inside the church but interest from those in the region (as well with sommeliers and the regional ...
Several fine wine auctions have been organised by the members of the trade in support of emergency relief efforts and humanitarian aid for people affected by war in Ukraine. One auction organised by private member club Crurated brought together more than 250 bottles from coveted producers. It included top names in Burgundy, Champagne and Italy, such as Louis Roederer (Cristal), Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Domaine Dujac and Bartolo Mascarello. Running from 14 to 20 March, a spokesperson told Decanter th ...
