The wine region of Mimbres Valley is located in the region of New Mexico of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine St. Clair or the Domaine Luna Rossa produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mimbres Valley are Sangiovese, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.
On the nose of Mimbres Valley often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or non oak. We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Mimbres Valley, producing 21 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mimbres Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, beef or lamb.
North Canterbury-based Pyramid Valley has formed a partnership with fellow New Zealand firm Oritain, which specialises in proving the origin of different products, and said the group’s ability to ‘fingerprint’ vineyard terroir offers a way to guarantee the provenance of its fine wines. Both partners suggested the system could contribute to preventing fine wine fraud more generally, but it’s early days. Wines in Pyramid Valley’s 2020-vintage Botanicals Collection, featuring Pinot Noir and Chardon ...
The Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel in Châteauneuf-du-Pape have always been ahead of the curve when it comes to sustainable viticulture. They converted their 100ha estate to organics as early as 1950; biodynamics in 1974. And when it comes to facing the climate crisis, they’re not standing still; refurbishing cellars, planting trees, championing ancient varieties and developing new techniques in the vineyard. Winemaker César Perrin explains… ‘The main reason we decided to construct a new ...
The Wine Society has made a move to improve the provenance and quality of its exclusive The Blind Spot wine range. The business said it would, for the first time in its history, provide the funding for buying grapes rather than liquid for the range of Australian wines. Winemaker Mac Forbes has spend the last decade identifying ‘interesting’ parcels of wine for the range, which has been an integral part of The Wine Society’s portfolio for the past 10 years, and securing them before th ...
