The wine region of Дніпровські схили of Ukraine. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Виноробне господарство Князя П. М. Трубецького or the Domaine Виноробне господарство Князя П.
М. Трубецького produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Дніпровські схили are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Дніпровські схили often reveals types of flavors of cherry, plum or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or strawberries.
We currently count 7 estates and châteaux in the of Дніпровські схили, producing 40 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Дніпровські схили go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.
Colin Hay, a professor of political economy with a special interest in the Place de Bordeaux, considers the different ways of approaching en primeur purchasing, ahead of this year’s 2021 campaign. Buying en primeur wines is a rather strange and, arguably, arcane system of buying and selling in which the consumer purchases the wine typically in the early summer following the vintage even though it will not be bottled and delivered for a further 12-18 months. It is, in effect, a futures mark ...
A couple of weeks ago, I was looking up at some terraced vineyards in St-Joseph with an Australian friend. He remarked that he’d never seen a steep vineyard like this in his home country. Who could afford to rip out the trees, build the access roads, construct the terraces, and plant the vines, without being certain beforehand that the resulting wine could be sold at prices high enough to recoup the investment? It might not be the most romantic way of looking at it. But that’s the modern reality ...
It is always reassuring to find flourishing examples of family continuity in French wine estates. At the famous Domaine Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace, Pierre-Emile Humbrecht is the latest to join the family business. In preparation, he studied at the Changins School of Viticulture and Enology in Switzerland and then completed internships at wine estates, beginning with Thérèse Chappaz in that same country for 18 months, followed by a six-month period at Domaine Tissot in the Jura and then nearly eigh ...