Wines made from Solaris grapes of Luzern
Discover the best wines made with Solaris as a single variety or as a blend of Luzern.
More informations about the variety Solaris
Interspecific cross between merzling x Geisenheim 6493 (zarya severa x muscat ottonel) obtained in Germany in 1975 by Norbert Becker. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. It can be found in Germany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, England, etc. In France, it is still little known.
More informations about the region of Luzern
The wine region of Luzern of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Klosterhof or the Domaine Bioweingut Sitenrain produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Luzern are Pinot noir, Riesling and Solaris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Luzern often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth.
What are the typical flavors of the Solaris grape variety?
News about the grape variety Solaris
Sussex wine producers celebrate after earning PDO status
Producers including Rathfinny, Ridgeview and Bolney embarked upon their quest to turn Sussex into an appellation back in 2015. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has now finally recognised Sussex wine as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). It will enter the register on 5 July, 2022, giving Sussex wine the same legal status as Jersey Royal potatoes, Cornish clotted cream and Stilton cheese. Mark Driver, the former hedge fund manager who set up Rathfinny Wine Estat ...
Historic cottage with English vineyard listed for sale
Sealwood Cottage Farm in Derbyshire, central England, has been put up for sale with a guide price of £1.4m ($1.66m). A five-bedroom, Grade II-listed cottage is the focal point for the 8.68-hectare (21.44 acres) estate, but it also features a vineyard of around 1.6ha established by the current owners, John and Elisabeth Goodall. Listing agent Fisher German said the Swadlincote-based estate’s guide price doesn’t include ‘any apportionment of the [wine] business’, but the owners would be ‘open to s ...
Proposal to grant Rioja Alavesa wineries greater autonomy withdrawn
Last week, Basque National Party (PNV) spokesperson Aitor Esteban announced the withdrawal of a bill that, if passed, would have granted Basque winemakers of the Rioja Alavesa region greater autonomy. A proposal to establish a breakout Viñedos de Álava DO for Rioja’s Basque enclave was originally launched in 2016 by the Association of Rioja Alavesa Producers (ABRA), which represents over 100 local wineries. While a number of Basque producers continue to battle for the creation of an entirely sep ...