The flavor of chili pepper in wine of Kutjevo
Discover the of Kutjevo wines revealing the of chili pepper flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
The wine region of Kutjevo of Croatia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ivan Enjingi or the Domaine Galić produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Kutjevo are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Kutjevo often reveals types of flavors of honey, kiwi or spices and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, apples or lime.
We currently count 16 estates and châteaux in the of Kutjevo, producing 114 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Kutjevo go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
I first contributed to Decanter back in November 1988; the hundreds of columns and articles I’ve written since constitute a journey of discovery. I squirm, though, if I’m described as a ‘wine expert’. Whatever wine knowledge we acquire quickly cools, congeals and crusts over, like custard or gravy, as the years pass. The wine world expands at a clip. Every vintage rewrites history. It’s the chance to share discoveries – not just about wines, but about people, places and the act of drinking itsel ...
Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...