The wine region of Friuli Latisana is located in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Isola Augusta or the Domaine Ca'Stella produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Friuli Latisana are Cabernet franc, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Friuli Latisana often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
In the mouth of Friuli Latisana is a powerful. We currently count 12 estates and châteaux in the of Friuli Latisana, producing 44 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Friuli Latisana go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
Optimism is high around the UK wine harvest in 2022, even if winemakers are generally reluctant to fully ‘call’ a vintage so early in the process. ‘So far quality has been excellent,’ said Simon Roberts, head winemaker at Ridgeview in Sussex, southern England. ‘We are heading for one of Ridgeview’s biggest harvests ever, possibly topping the record 2018 vintage. The fruit is tasting exceptional,’ he added. ‘Excitingly it looks like a particularly good year for Chardonnay.’ One of the ...
Do growers make wine – or do markets? Growers, of course. Yet markets define the scope of the grower’s creative efforts by what they reward or sanction. When markets are neglectful and unresponsive, there’s little the grower can do but conform. It’s a problem the world over. Here’s an example. The river Moselle/Mosel rises to the wet west of the Vosges mountains, then curves in a long green arc heading north through Epinal, Metz and (along the left bank) Luxembourg’s Grand Duchy, turning east at ...
For Dom Pérignon, 2008 marked a significant turning point for its Champagnes. It was the year when the two-part renovation of the red wine winery was completed as well as the culmination of learning from a period of experimentation with different tools and techniques from 2000 to 2005. Scroll down to see the tasting note and score for Dom Pérignon Rosé 2008 ‘It’s not even an evolution, but a revolution between 2000 and today,’ said Dom Pérignon chef de cave Vincent Chaperon. ‘W ...
