The wine region of Montreux is located in the region of Lavaux of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Martial Neyroud or the Domaine Pierre Latine produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montreux are Pinot noir, Chasselas and Garanoir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montreux often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
In the mouth of Montreux is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 9 estates and châteaux in the of Montreux, producing 21 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Montreux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese.
The wine has been made in Australia by Pernod Ricard Australian sparkling wine specialist Trina Smith, working in collaboration with Mumm Chef de Caves, Laurent Fresnet, who visited Australia in July to taste the base wines made by Smith and discuss preferred components to make the blend. ‘This wine has been planned over several years and we had discussed that its profile would follow the Mumm signature style, which has always been about expressing Pinot Noir,’ said Smith. ‘When Laurent came to ...
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The Francs de Pied (Ungrafted Vines) group, which last met two weeks ago at Pasquet’s Liber Pater winery in the Graves, consists of a growing circle of vignerons who work with ungrafted vineyards planted to native varieties. The list includes Francs de Pied president Loïc Pasquet himself, vice-president Egon Müller (Mosel), and secretary Andrea Polidoro of Cupano (Montalcino) and Contrada Contro (Marche); as well as Gocha Chkhaidze of leading Georgian winery, Askaneli; Thibault Liger-Belair (Bur ...
