The wine region of Ycoden-Daute-Isora is located in the region of Iles Canaries of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Viñátigo or the Domaine Viñátigo produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ycoden-Daute-Isora are Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ycoden-Daute-Isora often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tree fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, red fruit or microbio.
In the mouth of Ycoden-Daute-Isora is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 11 estates and châteaux in the of Ycoden-Daute-Isora, producing 34 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ycoden-Daute-Isora go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Franciacorta has lost one of its fathers; Franco Ziliani died aged 90 this Christmas. He was the winemaker who, along with the Count Guido Berlucchi, changed the destiny of an entire region and helped make Franciacorta one of the most consistent areas in the world for sparkling wines made in the traditional method. Their fateful encounter was in 1958 at Palazzo Lana, in Franciacorta. Count Berlucchi began to question the young winemaker about how to improve his unstable white wine produced in Co ...
It’s easy to forget that the southern Rhône’s four most prevalent red varieties aren’t indigenous. Grenache, Carignan and Mourvèdre all appear to originate from Spain; Syrah made its way down the river from the northern Rhône. Of the long tail of other grapes, most have their roots closer to home. Plantings have dwindled in recent years, but today local varieties are experiencing renewed interest. One that’s finding a lot of fans – both in the Rhône and further afield – is Counoise. Scroll down ...
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 ...
