The wine region of Lutzville Valley is located in the region of Olifants River of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine The Diamond Collection or the Domaine Fryer's Cove produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lutzville Valley are Ruby-cabernet, Pinotage and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lutzville Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, dried fruit or vegetal.
In the mouth of Lutzville Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 6 estates and châteaux in the of Lutzville Valley, producing 15 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lutzville Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
In 2001, George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States. Meanwhile in the UK, Tony Blair led the Labour Party to its second landslide victory. A lot can change over the course of 20 years. According to many Rhône winemakers and wine collectors, this is how long a bottle of Hermitage should lay undisturbed until you open it. Is it really worth the wait? I recently tasted 11 Hermitage 2001s – seven red, two white, two sweet – to test the 20 year hypothesis and see how these ...
Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...
Franzese was known as the ‘yuppie don’ in the 1980s after rising to the rank of caporegime in the Colombo crime family. Fortune Magazine placed him at No. 18 on its 50 Biggest Mafia Bosses list, and he gained a reputation as one of the mob’s biggest earners since Al Capone. He was portrayed by Joseph Bono in Goodfellas. Franzese became a born-again Christian during a lengthy prison sentence for racketeering, and he managed to walk away from the mafia without going into protective custody. He is ...
