The wine region of Chardonne is located in the region of Lavaux of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Obrist or the Domaine Olivier Ducret produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chardonne are Chasselas, Pinot noir and Garanoir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chardonne often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or oak.
In the mouth of Chardonne is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 22 estates and châteaux in the of Chardonne, producing 88 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chardonne go well with generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese.
Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).
Wine merchant and entrepreneur Duncan Vaughan-Arbuckle has passed away aged 83. Vaughan-Arbuckle was the founder and director of Vinopolis, the award-winning wine-themed visitor attraction which was located on London’s Bankside from 1999 to 2015. According to his daughter Desdemona Freeman his interest in wine began when he started trading food and wine in the mid-1970s. ‘He came from the business side of things but wine was clearly his favourite subject,’ she told Decanter. What he found partic ...
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