Wines made from Grenache Blanc grapes of Côtes du Roussillon
Discover the best wines made with Grenache Blanc as a single variety or as a blend of Côtes du Roussillon.
Côtes du Roussillon is an appellation contrôlée for red, white and rosé wines from the Roussillon wine region in southern France. It covers the eastern half of the administrative district of the Pyrénées-Orientales, on the eastern edge of the Pyrenees. The western half of the Pyrenees-Orientales is simply too mountainous for effective viticulture. In the Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing area is the Aspres sub-region.
Ministers have said plans to link duty tax more closely to alcohol levels (abv) from February 2023 will create a simpler and fairer system, but UK wine trade leaders have called for a government rethink. The issue is coming to a head as a government-led consultation period nears its 30 January deadline. While plans to abolish the premium tax rate on sparkling wine have been widely welcomed, the new system would see duty increase on some still and fortified wines. This could lead to price rises, ...
The paddles flew high during the signature auction of the fourth annual Spring Wine Weekend, held at Round Pond Estate in Rutherford, California in May 2023. The charity event is held over a long weekend annually to support Alzheimer’s research. Inspire founder Kerrin Laz’s mother was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s in 2014. After realising that many in her own Napa community had been similarly affected, Laz established Inspire Napa Valley ‘to help support the cause’. It’s one of the mo ...
Upon completing her PhD in Risk Management, Sophie Clusel gave up a steady job to dedicate herself to a single hectare of vines in Côte-Rôtie. Now I’m not sure what they teach in the curriculum these days, but it doesn’t strike me as an entirely risk-free decision. But there are several things that are unusual about this new estate. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for nine L’Euthymie De Sophie wines {"content":"PHA+VGhlIHdpbmVtYWtpbmcgY29tbXVuaXR5IG9mIEPDtHRlLVLDtHRpZS ...