Wines made from Rèze grapes of Fully
Discover the best wines made with Rèze as a single variety or as a blend of Fully.
Found in Switzerland in the upper Valais where it was used to produce the famous "Vin des glaciers". In France, it is little known except in Savoie and the Jura, although it is listed in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. According to published genetic analyses, it is the grandmother of five grape varieties, including humagne rouge or petit rouge or cornalin d'Aoste; the mother of grosse arvine and the half-sister of freisa. It is also related to the poulsard, the nosiola, the cascarolo bianco, the groppello di revo, ... for more details click here !
The wine region of Fully is located in the region of Valais of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Chappaz or the Domaine Chappaz produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fully are Gamay noir, Chasselas and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fully often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, honey or lime and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, dried fruit or dried apricot.
Château Climens owner Lurton has sold a majority stake in the prestigious, Barsac-based estate to Jean-Hubert Moitry and his family, via the family’s Patrimonia Développement group, it was announced this week. It marks the Moitry family’s first investment in the wine sector, and represents a major deal in the Bordeaux wine world. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Nicknamed ‘Lord of Barsac’, Climens is one of the Premier Grand Cru Classé estates of Sauternes and Barsac listed in Bordeaux ...
By 1965, the vineyards of Condrieu had largely been abandoned – phylloxera and two world wars had decimated the place and its people. There were just 8ha of vines remaining on these granite slopes. If it weren’t for the hard work of a few steadfast vignerons, the appellation might have disappeared entirely, reclaimed by the forest. Thankfully, Condrieu survived and has since flourished – but great appellations have been lost before. We know this because some have recently been rediscovered. In f ...
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