The flavor of potting soil in wine of Tokajská
Discover the of Tokajská wines revealing the of potting soil flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
The wine region of Tokajská of Slovak Republic. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ostrožovič or the Domaine Tokaj & Co produce mainly wines white, sweet and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tokajská are Furmint et Harslevelu, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tokajská often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or oak.
We currently count 5 estates and châteaux in the of Tokajská, producing 63 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Tokajská go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts.
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 ...
While taller overall vines do exist in regions such as Galicia with their pergola training method, the roots of any vine usually top out at 37cm. It’s at this top point where the Vitis vinifera shoot is grafted in and continues to grow, giving us such grapes as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. This is opposed to the rootstocks which are composed of various crosses of vines such as Vitis rupestris which aren’t used for wine production but are resistant to the root louse, phylloxera. This new tal ...
Guigal has acquired Château d’Aqueria for an undisclosed fee in a deal that adds to a sense of fresh dynamism in the historic vineyards of Tavel, a rosé-only appellation that lies on the west bank of the Rhône river in southern France. Marcel Guigal, son of Guigal domaine founder Etienne, said, ‘Our family is delighted to join the Tavel appellation and to participate in the promotion of this great gastronomic rosé.’ Château d’Aqueria. Photo credit: Courtesy of E. Guigal. The purchase puts ...