The wine region of Snipes Mountain is located in the region of Yakima Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine K Vintners or the Domaine Latta produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Snipes Mountain are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Mourvèdre and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Snipes Mountain often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
In the mouth of Snipes Mountain is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 25 estates and châteaux in the of Snipes Mountain, producing 47 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Snipes Mountain go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
The world of fine wine was saddened this weekend at the news of the passing of the widely loved wine authority Clive Coates MW. Few, if any, Masters of Wine exhibited the spontaneous generosity and amiable disposition that Clive Coates displayed throughout his long and illustrious career. His generosity with his time was remarkable given the breadth of his activities. Personally, I will always be grateful for his encouragement while I was preparing for the MW exam and again when publishing my fi ...
The unnamed collector is set to receive 440 bottles of single malt in total from ‘Cask No. 3’ – 88 each year over the next five years, giving her a vertical series of 1975 Ardbegs bottled at 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 years old by 2026. The sum paid equates to more than £36,000 per bottle, and is more than 16 times the record amount paid at auction for a single cask of whisky – set in April this year, when a private buyer from the US paid £915,500 (hammer price) for a 1988 Macallan cask. However, pri ...
Global demand for New Zealand wine saw exports rise by 9% to NZ$599m (£315m) in the first quarter of the new export year, to the end of September 2021, according to the latest data from New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW). A higher price per litre saw the average value of export wines rise by 4% for the three months, versus the same period of last year, but NZW also reiterated that managing tight supplies was a key challenge for wineries. ‘The ongoing demand for New Zealand wine has proven that the di ...
