The wine region of Chao Praya Delta of Thailand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Monsoon Valley or the Domaine Monsoon Valley produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chao Praya Delta are Colombard, Chenin blanc and Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chao Praya Delta often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, tree fruit or tropical fruit.
We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Chao Praya Delta, producing 20 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chao Praya Delta go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
In 2001, George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States. Meanwhile in the UK, Tony Blair led the Labour Party to its second landslide victory. A lot can change over the course of 20 years. According to many Rhône winemakers and wine collectors, this is how long a bottle of Hermitage should lay undisturbed until you open it. Is it really worth the wait? I recently tasted 11 Hermitage 2001s – seven red, two white, two sweet – to test the 20 year hypothesis and see how these ...
The Decanter team and our expert contributors are lucky enough to discover and taste some of the world’s finest and most intriguing wines from across the globe every year, many of which are notoriously difficult to find. To help our readers get their hands on our top-rated wines, we are launching a wine club – the Decanter Wine Club – to help bring some of the very best directly to your doorstep. As part of this exciting new initiative, which will initially be available to our ...
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