Top 100 white wines of Salto
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Salto as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white 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
Napa Valley Grapegrowers to receive climate change funding
While vineyards are managed one vintage at a time, farming practices take a longer view. A survey of the Napa Valley Grapegrowers members found that, on average, about 90% wanted more education and resources for water conservation, climate resilience and climate-smart farming opportunities. This grant will go a long way to help provide those resources. ‘Farmers are by nature risk averse,’ said Molly Williams of Napa Valley Grapegrowers. ‘Climate change poses considerable risks. We aren’t plantin ...
Tribute paid to Franciacorta wine pioneer Franco Ziliani
Franciacorta has lost one of its fathers; Franco Ziliani died aged 90 this Christmas. He was the winemaker who, along with the Count Guido Berlucchi, changed the destiny of an entire region and helped make Franciacorta one of the most consistent areas in the world for sparkling wines made in the traditional method. Their fateful encounter was in 1958 at Palazzo Lana, in Franciacorta. Count Berlucchi began to question the young winemaker about how to improve his unstable white wine produced in Co ...
Leading wine families award business prize to Europe’s oldest luthier
At a lunch in Brussels, the 2021 PFV ‘Family is Sustainability’ prize was presented to Jan Strick and his son Matthijs of Maison Bernard, who triumphed over more than 100 applicants from around the world to win the €100,000 (£84,000) award. ‘Selection was difficult,’ said Matthieu Perrin, president of the PFV, ‘but ultimately the jury felt that Maison Bernard is a brilliant example of exquisite handicraft and the maintenance of an ancient artisanal tradition in family hands, exactly as we fight ...