The wine region of Val d'Arbia is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Il Borro or the Domaine Altesino produce mainly wines sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Val d'Arbia are Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Val d'Arbia often reveals types of flavors of earth, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Val d'Arbia is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Val d'Arbia, producing 3 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Val d'Arbia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
Latour was the 11th generation of his family to lead Maison Louis Latour (and the seventh named Louis Latour). The house of Latour was formally founded in 1797, although the roots go back to the first vineyards purchased in 1731 by Denis Latour. The Latour family originally worked as coopers, and Denis’ son Jean moved to Aloxe-Corton to set up an independent cooperage and later to found Maison Louis Latour, naming the business after his son. The house of Latour remains closely associated with th ...
Total sales at the Hospices de Nuits-St-Georges 2022 auction reached €2.49m ($2.74m) from 109 ‘pièces‘ of wines from the Burgundy 2021 vintage, said organisers. Held on Sunday 20 March, sales rose by nearly 30% on last year’s auction, which hit €1.9m from 114 pièces of 2020-vintage wines. One pièce is equivalent to 288 bottles. Sales were €1.6m back in 2020, and this year’s record total is more evidence of Burgundy’s strong momentum on the fine wine market. It also suggests the annua ...
On 28 October 2022, the second edition of Barolo en primeur will take place. A collaboration between the Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo Foundation, CRC Donare Foundation, and the Consorzio di tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani, it’s an auction of unique Barolo wines with social responsibility at it’s heart, aiding local not-for-profit organisations and charities, as well as those further afield. As with last year’s auction, 14 barriques will be auctioned by Christie’s simul ...
