The wine region of Neszmély is located in the region of Észak-Dunántúl of Hungary. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hilltop or the Domaine Hilltop produce mainly wines white, pink and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Neszmély are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Harslevelu, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Neszmély often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, red fruit or earth.
We currently count 7 estates and châteaux in the of Neszmély, producing 56 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Neszmély go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The proposal reduces the mandatory density of planting from 8,000 vines per hectare to approximately 6,000. This would be accomplished by allowing 2.2 metres between rows, essentially removing every other row. The stated purposes include reducing the cost of maintaining the vineyards and therefore the time necessary to maintain them. This has been put forward as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and proponents estimate that such emissions would be 20% lower under the measure, leading som ...
Described by Courvoisier as ‘daring’, ‘visionary’ and ‘a first-of-its-kind collaboration’, Courvoisier Mizunara was created by the house’s recently-retired maître de chai, Patrice Pinet, and Shinji Fukuyo, chief blender of Japanese whisky maker Suntory. The project dates back to 2015, when the president of Suntory visited Courvoisier at Jarnac shortly after Suntory took over Beam Global, the Cognac house’s then owner, in a deal worth US$16bn. Pinet expressed an interest in experimenting with miz ...
What kind of wine should you serve at a BBQ? With the weather (hopefully) on our side, there are few things better than a barbecue in the sunshine accompanied by a delicious glass of wine. Choosing a good bottle for your barbecue can really elevate the occasion, although for something a little less formal, there’s plenty to choose from in terms of canned or bag-in-box wines instead. Forget those days of washing down a burnt burger with warm Chardonnay or a ‘cooked’ red served in a plastic ...
