The wine region of Pannonhalma is located in the region of Észak-Dunántúl of Hungary. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pannonhalmi Apátsági or the Domaine Pannonhalmi Apátsági produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pannonhalma are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pannonhalma often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
In the mouth of Pannonhalma is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 9 estates and châteaux in the of Pannonhalma, producing 56 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pannonhalma go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
Wine merchant and entrepreneur Duncan Vaughan-Arbuckle has passed away aged 83. Vaughan-Arbuckle was the founder and director of Vinopolis, the award-winning wine-themed visitor attraction which was located on London’s Bankside from 1999 to 2015. According to his daughter Desdemona Freeman his interest in wine began when he started trading food and wine in the mid-1970s. ‘He came from the business side of things but wine was clearly his favourite subject,’ she told Decanter. What he found partic ...
Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...
Cult Wines partnered with Olivier Bernstein to offer the ‘ultra-rare’ jeroboam from the 2017 vintage via its new CultX digital trading platform. An auction hammer price of £57,000 ($69,000) was just under the pre-sale high estimate of £60,000. Cult Wines said the jeroboam set a new benchmark price for Romanée-St-Vivant grand cru and was sold for the equivalent of £14,250 per 75cl bottle – again demonstrating the strength of the market for high-end Burgundy wines. ‘Given the scarcity ...
