The wine region of Lowburn is located in the region of Central Otago of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Chard Farm or the Domaine Mt Difficulty produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lowburn are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lowburn often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Lowburn is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Lowburn, producing 3 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lowburn go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
An alleged investment fraud scheme claimed to broker loans between investors and ‘high net worth’ fine wine collectors, with expensive bottles purportedly held in storage as collateral, US authorities said this week. Prosecutors filed an indictment in a New York federal court charging two British men, Stephen Burton, 57, and James Wellesley, 55, with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy in connection to the scheme – which was allegedly perpetrated through their compa ...
A magnum of Lafite Rothschild 1887 sold for £22,500 ($28,300) at a Sotheby’s auction of ‘vinous treasures’ spanning nearly 200 years. The wine, held in storage with Octavian group in Wiltshire, had a pre-sale high estimate of £18,000. A single bottle of Château d’Yquem 1831 sold for £27,500 (pre-sale high estimate: £20,000). Another bottle of Yquem, from the 1896 vintage, sold for £15,000, tripling its pre-sale high estimate. ‘An extraordinary wine from a very great Sauternes vintage,’ said Sere ...
André Hugel was an 11th generation member of Famille Hugel, one of the region’s most influential and highly-regarded wine families. The Hugel family settled in the town of Riquewihr, located in the heart of Alsace, all the way back in 1639. André ran Famille Hugel along with his brothers, Jean and Georges, as it developed into one of the world’s top producers. It owns 30 hectares (ha) of prime plots in the Haut-Rhin area, half of which are classified as Grand Cru, and it buys grapes from a furth ...
