The wine region of Recioto di Soave Classico is located in the region of Recioto di Soave of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Coffele or the Domaine Pieropan produce mainly wines sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Recioto di Soave Classico are Garganega, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Recioto di Soave Classico often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or non oak.
In the mouth of Recioto di Soave Classico is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 13 estates and châteaux in the of Recioto di Soave Classico, producing 15 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Recioto di Soave Classico go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks.
Frost returned to French vineyards early this month as France recorded its coldest April night since 1947. Temperatures plunged to minus nine degrees Celsius in some parts of the Champagne region on the night between 3 and 4 April, with minus seven reported in areas around Bordeaux and minus six in Chablis. Some winemakers lit candles and fires between vineyard rows to help protect young buds. Yet while scenes were reminiscent of the devastating frosts that struck French vineyards in April 2021, ...
When asked which is the most exciting appellation in the Rhône, there’s one that currently springs to mind before all others: Tavel. I have to be honest with you: I don’t buy much rosé. So, given that Tavel is, according to The Oxford Companion to Wine, ‘one of France’s few all-rosé appellations,’ my response might be unexpected. The Oxford Companion is technically correct, of course – the wines made here are paler than a typical red wine. But compared to other rosés, that’s where the comparison ...
Having joined Domaine Barons de Rothschild in 1999, Congé has since held the role of oenologist and wine operations manager across Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart Milon for over 22 years. He has now been appointed MD of Saint-Estèphe fourth growth Château Lafon-Rochet. He takes on his new role with immediate effect. Congé will work closely with Emmanuel Cruse, director of Vignobles Cruse-Lorenzetti, which acquired Château Lafon-Rochet from the Tesseron family last year. The appoint ...
