The wine region of Colli Berici is located in the region of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marcato or the Domaine Inama Azienda Agricola produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Colli Berici are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Colli Berici often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, dried fruit or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or cassis.
In the mouth of Colli Berici is a powerful. We currently count 32 estates and châteaux in the of Colli Berici, producing 119 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Colli Berici go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
‘New’ is the second most popular word in any sales catalogue. (The first is ‘Free’.) We scribblers can’t resist it: it guarantees copy of one sort or another. Even in the slowly evolving world of wine, where the main ethos of the product is historical continuity, ‘new’ sells. To someone like me with a strong sense of history, not to mention conservative tastes, it can be a bit unsettling. It’s not really change that bothers me. There is always room for improvement. What can irritate me is change ...
Emmanuelle Verset is the sixth generation to make wine in her family, and represents the E in Domaine A&E Verset. The A is for Alain, her father. She took over from him in 2016 at the age of 24, and is one of the few female winemakers in Cornas. The Verset name runs deep in this part of the Rhône. You might have heard of Noël Verset (1919 – 2015), whose bottles are highly sought-after today – Noël was Alain’s uncle. Scroll down to see Matt Walls tasting notes and scores for six Domaine A& ...
Last chance: You can still buy tickets to watch this E Guigal LaLas virtual masterclass and taste the wines, via the Decanter at Home series – book here A so-called ‘vertical’ tasting is of the same wine, but over multiple vintages. A ‘horizontal’ tasting is of different wines, but in the same vintage. That’s what makes the Decanter at Home tasting particularly special – it’s both horizontal and vertical. Not only do we taste the three jewels in Guigal’s Côte-Rôtie crown; La Mouline, La Tu ...
