The wine region of Colli di Parma is located in the region of Émilie-Romagne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ariola or the Domaine Crocizia produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Colli di Parma are Chardonnay, Ancellotta and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Colli di Parma often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, vegetal or microbio and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth.
In the mouth of Colli di Parma is a powerful. We currently count 21 estates and châteaux in the of Colli di Parma, producing 64 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Colli di Parma go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
wines from the region of Colli di Parma go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of baeckeoffe, tuna provencal style or endive salad with walnuts, comté cheese and bacon.
The project began life in 2019 as a Facebook group, created by Graves-based winemaker Jean-Baptiste Duquesne of Château Cazebonne. The positive reactions from both the public and fellow winemakers that followed prompted the group to pursue official recognition. ‘The idea started with me and with my friend Laurent David of Château Edmus in St-Emilion. He gave me the idea of the name “pirate”,’ Duquesne told Decanter. ‘So in December 2019, I created a Facebook group called Bordeaux Pirate to show ...
A domaine’s long history hoists its inanimate wines into life; biography brings meaning to the simple sensual pleasure of tasting a grower’s efforts. It’s important, though, to know what we are doing when we tell stories. And to know what to tell them about. Winemakers take the messy chaos of natural processes and add discipline, giving shape and direction to produce a stable and enticing wine. This was never nature’s intent. The storyteller takes a messy chaos of random events, either imagined ...
Writing in the Oeno One journal, researchers said climate data showed a significant increase in average growing season temperatures in both Napa and Bordeaux, particularly since the 1980s. So far the warmer conditions have generally contributed to better average wine quality, noted the authors, from the University of Bordeaux’s ISVV Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin and UC Davis. Yet, they questioned how long this would continue. The authors said: ‘In Napa and Bordeaux, viticulture has ...
