The flavor of fresh grapes in wine of Hessische Bergstrasse
Discover the of Hessische Bergstrasse wines revealing the of fresh grapes flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
The wine region of Hessische Bergstrasse of Germany. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Griesel & Compagnie or the Domaine Simon-Bürkle produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hessische Bergstrasse are Riesling, Chardonnay and Dornfelder, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hessische Bergstrasse often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth or tropical fruit.
In the mouth of Hessische Bergstrasse is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 15 estates and châteaux in the of Hessische Bergstrasse, producing 147 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hessische Bergstrasse go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.
How’s the weather been this year? Awful. ‘La nature m’écoeure’, one of my wine-growing friends posted on Facebook on 8 April, having been out to look at the frost-crippled shoots on his vines that morning: ‘Nature disgusts me’. It takes a lot to make a wine-grower feel that. He wasn’t alone. Jeremiads echo around the northern hemisphere as 2021 closes. It’s been the year of all the miseries. None suffered more horribly than the growers of Germany’s Ahr valley, where floodwaters caused by the fou ...
Severe drought and heatwaves have provided challenges for wine producers across Europe in 2022, from maintaining vine health to concerns about – and the impact of – wildfires. Early harvests have been a feature of the vintage and reports emerged this week of records being broken at some white wine-producing estates in Bordeaux. Spain’s Caserío de Dueñas estate in DO Rueda said it began a record early harvest on 16 August this year. While drought and heat have put pressure on yields in some regio ...
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 ...