Top 100 red wines of Solothum
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Solothum as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Solothum and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Solothum
The wine region of Solothum of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ambros Thüring or the Domaine Ambros Thüring produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Solothum are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Prior and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Solothum, producing 4 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wines of Solothum go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.
News from the vineyard of Solothum
Ausone, Canon, Pichon Comtesse lead en primeur flurry
Bordeaux 2021 en primeur releases really picked up speed this week, and the launch of Ausone, Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Canon, Montrose, Léoville Poyferré, Beychevelle and La Gaffelière in recent days – to name just a few – has given prospective buyers plenty to look at. Let’s not forget the debut for Lafite Rothschild 2021, too. Ausone, Canon and Pichon Comtesse 2021 Ausone is St-Emilion wine royalty, of course, and UK merchant Bordeaux Index quoted a release price of £6,000 (12x7 ...
La Rioja Alta expands with ‘artisanal vineyard’ deals
Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...
Georgia’s indigenous grapes: reviving hidden treasures
‘When I started producing wine, the wineries were all in a very bad condition,’ said Askaneli Brothers president Gocha Chkhaidze, recalling the poor state of the Georgian wine industry shortly after the country declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. ‘There was inadequate sanitation, a lack of know-how and old-fashioned bottling lines. People were unable to make wine sustainably, vineyards were not sufficiently cared for, agronomists were unskilled and used to harvest the maximu ...