The wine region of Castel San Lorenzo is located in the region of Campanie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Falesco or the Domaine Le Poesie produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Castel San Lorenzo are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Garganega and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. In the mouth of Castel San Lorenzo is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Castel San Lorenzo, producing 3 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Castel San Lorenzo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender. Passing away at the age of just 54, Pender died ‘unexpectedly under tragic circumstances’ on 4 February, 2022, as announced by sister wineries Tawse and Redstone. Before becoming director of viticulture and winemaking at Tawse and Redstone, he was a carpenter. When he developed an allergy to the dust and solvents, he went back to school to study winemaking at Niagara College in 2004. Pender’s interns ...
Winemaker Derek Mossman Knapp, of Chile’s Garage Wine Company, introduced the group’s ‘Old-Vine Revival’ project in the UK this month. This included a first UK tasting of its new-release Old-Vine Revival País 2021 wine. Garage Wine Company’s Maule-based project focuses on producing wine from previously-neglected old vines, while at the same time supporting local farming communities. Born out of the Covid pandemic, the initiative enabled farmers to work in their local vineyards, which also elimin ...
Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...
