Top 100 pink wines of Salto
Discover the top 100 best pink wines of Salto as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the pink wines that are popular of Salto and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Salto
The wine region of Salto of Uruguay. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine H. Stagnari or the Domaine H. Stagnari produce mainly wines red, white and pink.
The most planted grape varieties in the region of Salto are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Salto often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth of Salto is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Salto, producing 13 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wines of Salto go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
News from the vineyard of Salto
Courvoisier Mizunara: the launch of a collaborative Cognac
Described by Courvoisier as ‘daring’, ‘visionary’ and ‘a first-of-its-kind collaboration’, Courvoisier Mizunara was created by the house’s recently-retired maître de chai, Patrice Pinet, and Shinji Fukuyo, chief blender of Japanese whisky maker Suntory. The project dates back to 2015, when the president of Suntory visited Courvoisier at Jarnac shortly after Suntory took over Beam Global, the Cognac house’s then owner, in a deal worth US$16bn. Pinet expressed an interest in experimenting with miz ...
Record sales for Burgundy’s Hospices de Nuits 2022 auction
Total sales at the Hospices de Nuits-St-Georges 2022 auction reached €2.49m ($2.74m) from 109 ‘pièces‘ of wines from the Burgundy 2021 vintage, said organisers. Held on Sunday 20 March, sales rose by nearly 30% on last year’s auction, which hit €1.9m from 114 pièces of 2020-vintage wines. One pièce is equivalent to 288 bottles. Sales were €1.6m back in 2020, and this year’s record total is more evidence of Burgundy’s strong momentum on the fine wine market. It also suggests the annua ...
DWWA judge profile: Matthew Horsley
Matthew Horsley is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards. Matthew Horsley Matthew Horsley is a buyer at The Wine Society, having worked for them for over 9 years. After graduating university with a degree in Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, Matthew joined The Wine Society as a Christmas temp before joining the Tastings and Events Team where he spent three and a half years. He joined the Buying Department in 2017 and now buys the wines of England, Greece and Hungary for The So ...