The wine region of Bizkaiko Txakolina is located in the region of El Pais Vasco of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gorka Izagirre or the Domaine Gorka Izagirre produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bizkaiko Txakolina are Petit Manseng, Riesling and Petit Courbu, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bizkaiko Txakolina often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, straw or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or green almond.
In the mouth of Bizkaiko Txakolina is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 28 estates and châteaux in the of Bizkaiko Txakolina, producing 64 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bizkaiko Txakolina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...
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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 ...
I first contributed to Decanter back in November 1988; the hundreds of columns and articles I’ve written since constitute a journey of discovery. I squirm, though, if I’m described as a ‘wine expert’. Whatever wine knowledge we acquire quickly cools, congeals and crusts over, like custard or gravy, as the years pass. The wine world expands at a clip. Every vintage rewrites history. It’s the chance to share discoveries – not just about wines, but about people, places and the act of drinking itsel ...
