The wine region of Soave Superiore Classico is located in the region of Soave Superiore of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Monte Tondo or the Domaine Bolla produce mainly wines white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Soave Superiore Classico are Garganega, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Soave Superiore Classico often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
In the mouth of Soave Superiore Classico is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of Soave Superiore Classico, producing 4 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Soave Superiore Classico go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks.
The French shipment of 600 bottles of De Haartman & Co Cognac – plus 15 boxes of Bénédictine liqueur – is believed to have been destined for Tsar Nicholas II, but was intercepted in the Baltic Sea and sunk by a German submarine in May 1917. Now Cognac house Birkedal Hartmann has refilled 300 of the recovered bottles with Cognac dating from the early 1900s, using packaging identical to the original, and is selling them for €9,000 each. The wreck of the SS Kyros was discovered by Swedish explo ...
Lucio Tasca d’Almerita died in Palermo this week, on 25 July, aged 82. In Sicily he was known simply as ‘Conte Lucio’, such was the reputation of the Count and the amount of respect and affection people had for him. Lucio was one of the pioneers of winemaking on the island from a technical point of view, but moreover he was able to demonstrate how effective the modernisation of Sicily could be from a cultural standpoint. Born in Palermo on 9 January 1940, he was an athlete in his youth and even ...
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