Top 100 red wines of Aigle
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Aigle of Chablais as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Aigle and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Aigle
The wine region of Aigle is located in the region of Chablais of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Henri Badoux or the Domaine L'Abeille produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Aigle are Chasselas, Pinot noir and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Aigle often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, black fruit or red fruit.
In the mouth of Aigle is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 36 estates and châteaux in the of Aigle, producing 98 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Aigle go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.
Discover the grape variety: Garanoir
Intraspecific cross between Gamay and Reichensteiner obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet at the Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station (Switzerland). From this same crossbreed, Gamaret and Mara were also born.
News from the vineyard of Aigle
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
Scotch whisky exports grow by nearly 20%
Export shipments were worth £4.51bn last year, up 19% on 2020, but 8% below the total of £4.91bn recorded in 2019, according to HMRC figures quoted by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). However, export volumes rose 21% to nearly 1.4 billion bottles in 2021, some 73 million bottles above the figures recorded in pre-pandemic 2019. Scotch exports experienced an annus horribilis in 2020, falling to a 10-year low thanks to the combined effects of the pandemic and the imposition of punitive import t ...
Decanter Retailer Awards 2022 open for entries
The Decanter Retailer Awards recognises and celebrates the very best wine retailers in the UK and offers wine drinkers an indispensable guide to outstanding retail experiences across the nation. The 2022 edition will see the judging panel grow with six independent wine experts reviewing entries, including returning Chairman Peter Richards MW, Laura Clay, Andy Howard MW, and three new judges: Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW, Vidya Narasimhan and Regine Lee MW. From the best neighbourhood wine shops to ...