The wine region of Fauquier County is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pearmund or the Domaine Pearmund produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fauquier County are Petit Verdot, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fauquier County often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth.
We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Fauquier County, producing 6 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fauquier County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pork.
I clearly remember the summer of 2014 in the Rhône. We were there on holiday, staying not far from the hill of Hermitage. It rained incessantly, I got tonsillitis and we had to rush our two-year-old son to hospital with a severed thumb. It wasn’t the best holiday we’ve ever had. That wet summer of 2014 also made an indelible impression on the wines. The 2013 vintage wasn’t without its challenges either – it was certainly unlucky for some. Positioned between the excellent 2012 and 2015, the 2013s ...
The first release in the collection, ‘Jameson Remastered’ represents a significant shift in direction for the well-known blended Irish whiskey brand, by bringing back a single pot still whiskey to the portfolio, celebrating the spirit of classic discontinued recipes from the Jameson archives. The 15 year old single pot still (a whiskey distilled and constructed from only malted and un-malted barley, rather than being additionally blended with grain whiskey, like the flagship Jameson Original) wa ...
Gusbourne has launched Fifty One Degrees North English sparkling wine from the 2014 vintage at £195 per bottle, which is thought to make it the most expensive so far released. Some others aren’t too far behind – Nyetimber’s 1086 rosé 2010 is £175 – yet Gusbourne’s move reinforces a sense of ambition within the UK wine world to be a regular fixture at this prestige cuvée level. Fifty One Degrees North, named after the position of Gusbourne’s vineyards in Kent and West Sussex, is a ble ...
