Category: Designations of origin

On occasion I have heard that Sicily, more than an island, is a continent. I spent a month of August touring it from one end

Piedmont seduces with its perfect combination of landscape, wine, and excitement. Nestled between the Alps and rolling hills, this Italian region offers some of the world’s most refined wines, with Barolo and Barbaresco as the standard-bearers of a land that always invites you back.

The AOC Sauternes-Barsac is known worldwide for its sweet white wines. These wines are produced from grapes affected by botrytis, better known as noble rot.

Bordeaux. Its name alone is imposing and augurs quality wines. Because Bordeaux itself, as a wine-growing area, is a myth.

In general terms, it can be said that Montsant wines are fresher and with a greater predominance of fruit, while Priorat wines are more mineral and have a higher concentration.

Pinot Noir, a grape that expresses itself better in cold and humid soils, rather than in warm areas. It dazzles not only in Burgundy, but also in different countries such as New Zealand.

The Clos de Vougeot vineyard is located in the Burgundy wine region of France. It is the largest vineyard in the Côte de Nuits.

The Jura wine region is perhaps less well known than others, but as a result it enjoys more tranquillity than other areas in the east of France.