The wine region of Amarante is located in the region of Vinho Verde of Minho of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Soc Agricola S Verissimo or the Domaine Moura Basto produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amarante are Loureiro et Alvarinho, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amarante often reveals types of flavors of citrus, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
In the mouth of Amarante is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 6 estates and châteaux in the of Amarante, producing 10 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Amarante go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks.
The spirit was filled into a single ex-Sherry cask at the Speyside distillery in 1940, shortly before The Second World War forced The Macallan to close for the first time in its history. Bottled at 41.6% abv, only 288 decanters are available worldwide, featuring eye-catching packaging: a mouth-blown glass decanter sitting on a bronze sculpture of three hands, created by Scottish artist Saskia Robinson. The hands represent the distillery workers of 1940 who made the whisky; former Macallan chairm ...
Titled A Life in Wine: Gérard Basset, the World’s Favourite Sommelier, the one hour-long film is produced by leading London wine club 67 Pall Mall’s on-site 67pallmall.tv studio and production team. ‘I was introduced to [Basset’s wife] Nina and [son] Romané in October 2021 where we sat and discussed a potential tribute, lovingly made by those closest to him, that would inspire people and tell the story of his incredible life,’ said 67 Pall Mall producer Kiki Hopkins. ‘We worked on a list of trea ...
On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this two-and-a-half-minute clip, Yvy NG describes the unique subsoil that Chablis is so proud of. ...
