The wine region of Terre del Volturno is located in the region of Campanie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Terre del Principe or the Domaine Terre del Principe produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Terre del Volturno are Aglianico, Rondinella and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Terre del Volturno often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.
In the mouth of Terre del Volturno is a powerful. We currently count 38 estates and châteaux in the of Terre del Volturno, producing 109 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Terre del Volturno go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
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 ...
Severe drought in northern Italy has led to the country’s government declaring a state of emergency in several regions, including Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto. Funds of €36.5m (£31m) would be made available to these regions for drought relief, the government said. Agriculture body Coldiretti said last week that the Po river, which flows across northern Italy to the Adriatic Sea, was almost unrecognisable. Drought in the Po Valley threatened around 30% of n ...
This 17 April marks the 12th anniversary of Malbec World Day, a global initiative created by Wines of Argentina to celebrate the success of Argentina’s wine industry. Argentina is the main producing country of Malbec with more than 44,000 hectares planted across the country. Mendoza, Argentina’s most famous wine region, has become synonymous with Malbec and leads local production with 37,754 hectares cultivated (85% of the total vineyards). Now the 12th edition, Malbec World Day cele ...
