The flavor of straw in wine of Ionian Islands
Discover the of Ionian Islands wines revealing the of straw flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
The wine region of Ionian Islands of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lefkas Earth or the Domaine Sclavus (Sclavos) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ionian Islands are Cabernet-Sauvignon et Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ionian Islands often reveals types of flavors of apricot, tropical fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, melon or lemon.
We currently count 9 estates and châteaux in the of Ionian Islands, producing 10 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ionian Islands go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.
The Roussillon is home to a range of wine styles, at varying price points. Sweet fortified wines (vin doux naturel) used to dominate production, with still dry wines (vin sec) in the minority. In the last 30 years, however, this has completely changed, and vin sec now makes up the majority (80%) of the Roussillon’s output. The recent Wines of Roussillon tasting, held in London, not only highlighted many good quality dry wines being produced, but also cemented the idea that Roussillon whites are ...
Château Angélus 2021 was released this morning (23 May) at €265 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, according to Liv-ex, up by around 2% on the opening price of the 2020 vintage last year. Merchants were offering Angélus 2021 for £3,120 (12x75cl in bond). Decanter’s Georgie Hindle scored Angélus 2021 95 points, praising its ‘exceptional finesse’. She said the wine represents an excellent effort, following a Bordeaux 2021 growing season that presented many weather challenges. This vintage of Angélus contains ...
I n 2009 Prosecco was re-mapped in sweeping changes that created an extensive new zone for the production of Prosecco DOC and elevated the traditional growing areas of Valdobbiadene-Conegliano to DOCG, Italy’s top denomination. At that time, one might have overlooked the fact that the new legislation also created a small, independent DOCG for Asolo Prosecco to the west of the river Piave. The sparkling wines of the area had low visibility, producers were few and production was limited. However t ...