Wines made from Koshu grapes
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More informations about the variety Koshu
One of the oldest varieties cultivated in Japan, generally in arbors/pergolas, most often used as a table grape and recently vinified and associated with other varieties. It is a Vitis vinifera also known in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United States... practically unknown in France.
What are the typical flavors of the Koshu grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 60% of Koshu
- Tree fruitPresent in 58% of Koshu
- EarthPresent in 37% of Koshu
- MicrobioPresent in 27% of Koshu
- OakPresent in 26% of Koshu
- Non oakPresent in 20% of Koshu
- SpicesPresent in 17% of Koshu
- VegetalPresent in 16% of Koshu
- Tropical fruitPresent in 16% of Koshu
- CitrusPresent in 13% of Koshu
- FloralPresent in 13% of Koshu
- LemonPresent in 11% of Koshu
- MineralityPresent in 9% of Koshu
- Green applePresent in 9% of Koshu
- GrapefruitPresent in 8% of Koshu
- ApplesPresent in 7% of Koshu
- LimePresent in 6% of Koshu
- PearPresent in 6% of Koshu
- PeachPresent in 5% of Koshu
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Koshu
News about the grape variety Koshu
Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced
The world’s largest and most influential wine competition, Decanter World Wine Awards results offer a definitive guide to the dynamic world of wine. Each year’s results offer surprises and revelations, highlighting growth in quality and consistency – or lack thereof. An all-time record for wines tasted, discover the results from the 19th edition of the competition. Quick links to DWWA 2022 results Search all Best in Show medals Search all Platinum medals Search all Gold medals Search ...
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
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 ...
Hospices de Beaune 2022 auction sets multiple ‘historic’ sales records
In what François Poher, director and chairman of the Board of Hospices Civils de Beaune, dubbed ‘historic and spectacular results’, the auction broke other records, including highest ever total for a charity wine auction and record total for any wine auction held by Sotheby’s, according to the auction house that managed the sale. The average price per barrel sold over Sunday’s seven-hour auction also reached a new high, at €35,974 topping last year’s record-setting average price per lot of €34,9 ...