Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Armenia
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Armenia.
More informations about the variety Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
More informations about the wines of Armenia
Armenian wine is a wine produced in Armenia, in the SouthCaucasus region. Armenia is one of the oldest wine regions in the world. In particular, the oldest known winery was found in the Areni region of Armenia, which is still known to this day for its wine production and endemic grapes.
What are the typical flavors of the Petit Verdot grape variety?
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- OakPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- EarthPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- ClovePresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- PomegranatePresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- RaisinPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- CheesePresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- Dark fruitPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- LeatherPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- PepperPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
News about the grape variety Petit Verdot
Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine Richaud, Cairanne
Whenever I visit Domaine Richaud, just outside the village of Cairanne, the winemaking team remind me of friends I made at free parties in the 1990s in fields and disused warehouses. I’m not talking dreadlocks and dogs on strings, but there’s always an anarchic frisson in the air. You get the impression they know how to enjoy themselves. Perhaps it’s to be expected, given the radical furrow Marcel Richaud has ploughed. He’s approaching 70 now, but still thrums with pent-up energy, his ice-blue e ...
Couple arrested in Croatia over €1.6m wine heist
A man and woman carried out the ‘meticulously planned’ theft at the Atrio hotel and restaurant in western Spain back in October. They made off with a bottle of 1806 Château D’Yquem and a large haul of Domaine de la Romanée Conti after breaking into Atrio’s famous cellar. That sparked a nine-month international manhunt. Police in Spain teamed up with Interpol and Europol, plus authorities in Romania and the Netherlands, to track a pair of suspects down. They eventually swooped on a 29-year-old Me ...
Gérard Basset Foundation launches wine scholarships for victims of war
The Gérard Basset Foundation has partnered with Artémis Domaines to offer The Golden Vines Victims of Conflict Scholarships. Artémis Domaines is the owner of famed estates Château Latour (Bordeaux), Clos de Tart (Burgundy), Domaine d’Eugénie (Burgundy), Château Grillet (Rhône) and Eisele Vineyard (California). The scholarships will ‘support qualified wine industry professionals who are victims of war and geopolitical conflict’, said the group. Successful scholars will be offered six months of vi ...