The wine region of Malokarpatská of Slovak Republic. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rariga or the Domaine Vladimir Valenta produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Malokarpatská are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Riesling and Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Malokarpatská often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, apples or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
We currently count 52 estates and châteaux in the of Malokarpatská, producing 289 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Malokarpatská go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
On 11 April, 2022, cold temperatures, snow and frost arrived in the Willamette Valley. The pre-dawn hours of 15 April were particularly devastating, with numerous vineyards registering overnight lows of minus three to zero degrees Celsius. Gregory Jones, a research climatologist and CEO of Abacela Winery in Roseburg, Oregon, refers to the event as ‘February in April’ in his weather and climate newsletter. The frost’s timing was disastrous. Thanks to a warmer, drier Oregon winter, Chardonnay and ...
If a good Cognac isn’t just for Christmas, it isn’t only for after-dinner sipping either. A top-quality VS or VSOP is also an excellent base for a refreshing aperitif or a palate-sharpening cocktail. You can keep it simple with ice and tonic, dial up the flavour with ginger ale – or move into more sophisticated territory by mixing a zesty Sidecar or twisted Manhattan. Hell, if you’re feeling flush, use an XO to create hedonistically rich and decadent Vieux Carré. Whether you’re buying for a love ...
The ambitious project named ‘Elements’ sees the launch of 1,000 meticulously handcrafted wooden presentation boxes each containing a different number and format of the estate’s wines. Taking inspiration from the shape of the cellars, designed by Philippe Starck and Luc Arsène-Henry and completed in 2016, these unique showcases house either two double magnums, three magnums or six bottles that have been specially preserved in the estate’s cellars – a detail marked by a gol ...