The wine region of Rabat/Casablanca of Morocco. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine des Ouled Thaleb or the Domaine La Ferme Rouge produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rabat/Casablanca are Cabernet-Sauvignon et Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rabat/Casablanca often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or prune and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, cheese or dark fruit.
We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Rabat/Casablanca, producing 6 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rabat/Casablanca go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.
The Krondorf facility is where Burge’s enigmatic wine empire began in 1978, when he created the successful Krondorf Wines label in partnership with the late Ian Wilson. After selling the Krondorf brand to Mildara Blass Wines, he bought the winery site to establish Grant Burge Wines in 1988, a label that grew to produce 750,000 dozen wines a year and turn over $70m. Grant Burge Wines is a brand now owned by Accolade Wines, having been sold by Burge and his wife Helen in January 2015 [announcement ...
Franciacorta producers have reported sales up by 28.3% last year, compared to 2020, when sales fell by nearly 10% to 15.8 million bottles. Sales of 20.3m bottles in 2021 were also higher than the pre-pandemic total of 17.6m bottles in 2019, according to the Franciacorta Consortium. It declined to disclose the value of sales, but there is optimism among winemakers that more consumers are discovering these traditional-method sparkling wines from Brescia in Lombardy. Arturo Ziliani, CEO of Berlucch ...
The De Marchi family established the 56ha estate back in 1956, and it is now firmly established as one of the region’s leading producers. Isole e Olena played a key role in reviving the quality of Chianti in the 1970s, and its flagship wine – Cepparello, a barrique-aged Sangiovese from old vines – is regarded as one of the original Super Tuscans. A Piedmont lawyer called Francesco De Marchi founded the business, but his visionary son – Paulo De Marchi – has driven its rise to prominence. He is r ...
