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.
“Origen 1989” by Bodega el Lomo is a wine made from the certified parcel of, “Los Laureles”, a 12ha vineyard at 600m of altitude that holds centenary bush vines. It’s the first wine certified under this new system, having just arrived to market this month with others to come in the near future. While the DO Islas Canarias covers the entire territory of these eight Spanish islands off the western coast of Africa, there are 10 other DOs that govern the wines of certai ...
Following the creation of the DOC Sicilia in November 2011, the region has taken a step further in guaranteeing the origin of traceability of DOC Sicilia wines by introducing mandatory government-minted labels on all its bottles. The State label, which is mandatory only for DOCG wines (in Sicily this applies to Cerasuolo di Vittoria only) is an important marker and identifier of the most important Italian DOCs: each label shows a unique alphanumeric code that traces the entire production process ...
In 2007, Frenchman Frédéric Albert founded the Compagnie de Transport Maritime à la Voile (CTMV) with the goal of decarbonising the wine industry. The firm managed to sail its 50m-vessel four times from France to Ireland, England and Canada, before going into liquidation as a consequence of the 2008 economic crisis. Despite the failure, Albert’s pioneering project was a sign for things to come. In 2013, Le Havre-based TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT) followed in CTMV’s footsteps sailing some 3 ...
