The flavor of forest floor in wine of Одеса
Discover the of Одеса wines revealing the of forest floor flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
The wine region of Одеса of Ukraine. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Колоніст / Kolonist or the Domaine Shabo produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Одеса are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Одеса often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, black fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, vegetal or microbio.
We currently count 32 estates and châteaux in the of Одеса, producing 339 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Одеса go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The dark days began when I learned from a visiting Canadian friend about the death of one of the kindest, most gentle and most skilful Pinot winemakers I’ve known, Paul Pender of Tawse Winery. He died in a senseless and tragic act of violence on the evening of 3 February, outside his Lake Erie cottage. A stranger, subsequently charged with his murder, had (it seems) knocked on his door, asking for help. Paul’s sudden, untimely loss has left his family, and the broader Canadian wine community, di ...
It was the 5th of March and the second week of Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine. That morning, Mykhailo and Georgiy Molchanov, the father and son team of the Slivino winery in the Mykolaiv Oblast in Southern Ukraine went out to prune their vineyard. Lodged in one row of the vines was an unexploded Russian missile from a ‘Grad’ launcher. Meaning ‘hail’ in Russian, the name refers to the BM-21 systems that indiscriminately launch up to 20 of these missiles at once, something that has become a ...
The US still comes top on the list of which countries drink the most wine overall, according to to preliminary figures released this week by the International Organisation of Vine & Wine (OIV). Wine consumption in the US crept up by 0.7% in 2021, to 33.1 million hectolitres (3.31 billion litres), the OIV said in a report on the state of the industry. World wine consumption grew by the same margin, to hit 236 million hectolitres (mhl), or 23.6bn litres, although trends varied by nation. That ...