The wine region of Northern Region is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Santo Tomás or the Domaine Rappahannock produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Northern Region are Cabernet franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Northern Region often reveals types of flavors of pepper, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or red fruit.
We currently count 14 estates and châteaux in the of Northern Region, producing 17 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Northern Region go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Artelium clinched the Newcomer of the Year award, and then went on to win trophies for the best Blanc de Blancs and the Top Sparkling Wine of 2022. It was finally crowned Supreme Champion at the WineGB Awards for its Blanc de Blancs 2015. Mark Collins and Julie Bretland, a husband-and-wife team, launched Artelium after quitting their jobs to follow their passion for wine. They started out by purchasing grapes from growers, but they now have 85,000 vines spread across an 18ha estate in Sussex. Ar ...
Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender. Passing away at the age of just 54, Pender died ‘unexpectedly under tragic circumstances’ on 4 February, 2022, as announced by sister wineries Tawse and Redstone. Before becoming director of viticulture and winemaking at Tawse and Redstone, he was a carpenter. When he developed an allergy to the dust and solvents, he went back to school to study winemaking at Niagara College in 2004. Pender’s interns ...
A couple of weeks ago, I was looking up at some terraced vineyards in St-Joseph with an Australian friend. He remarked that he’d never seen a steep vineyard like this in his home country. Who could afford to rip out the trees, build the access roads, construct the terraces, and plant the vines, without being certain beforehand that the resulting wine could be sold at prices high enough to recoup the investment? It might not be the most romantic way of looking at it. But that’s the modern reality ...
