Top 100 sweet wines of Aigle
Discover the top 100 best sweet wines of Aigle of Chablais as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sweet 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.
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 ...
Napa Valley ‘micro-wineries’ prepare for brave new era
Twenty-five producers joined forces to create a non-profit called Save the Family Farms, which lobbied the Napa County Board of Supervisors to create the new category. In March 2022, the board unanimously approved the ‘micro-winery’ ordinance, providing craft producers in the region with a vital lifeline – it will make it easier for them to bring their wines to market, while also permitting them to host tastings for the first time. The ordinance came into effect in May, and the region’s sm ...
Drought emergency declared in northern Italy
Severe drought in northern Italy has led to the country’s government declaring a state of emergency in several regions, including Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto. Funds of €36.5m (£31m) would be made available to these regions for drought relief, the government said. Agriculture body Coldiretti said last week that the Po river, which flows across northern Italy to the Adriatic Sea, was almost unrecognisable. Drought in the Po Valley threatened around 30% of n ...