The wine region of Coteaux de Béziers is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose (Bijou Wine) or the Domaine Lionel Dufour produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coteaux de Béziers are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coteaux de Béziers often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of honey, strawberries or grapefruit.
In the mouth of Coteaux de Béziers is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 27 estates and châteaux in the of Coteaux de Béziers, producing 100 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Coteaux de Béziers go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry.
The 11 producers within the group saw total sales reach 2.3 million bottles for 2021 which erased the general 23% contraction in sales during 2020 and surpassed 2019’s 2.2 million bottles sold. What’s more, the per bottle price rose 2% from 2020 to an average of 17.35€. This is an important distinction in a country where sparkling wines are regularly found in supermarkets for 2€ a bottle or even less. The Corpinnat producers admit that this rise in price will unfortunately be offset ...
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 ...
In recent years, more and more people have been paying attention to Uruguay’s wine scene thanks to the distinctive identity of its coastal regions, which are swept by winds from the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata. The country’s proximity to the ocean and one of the largest rivers on the planet means that the vintage effect is quite prominent here. Each harvest depends on the rainfall, sun and strength of the winds experienced that year. Today, Uruguay has around 5,966ha under vine distri ...
