Wine 1953

The farm of Casalis Douhet is covers an area of 160 hectares, including 40 hectares of vineyard, 40 hectares of olive grove and 80 hectares of cropland. It is located in Potenza Picena, a place deep-rooted in the wine and olive oil production. The plots of land present a slightly sandy medium soil with a low-hill exposure overlooking the Adriatic sea to guarantee an ideal...

The DOC Valpolicella is a viticultural zone of the province of Verona, Italy, east of Lake Garda. The hilly agricultural and marble-quarrying region of small holdings north of the Adige is famous for wine production. The red wine known as Valpolicella is typically made from three grape varieties: Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, and Molinara. The Valpolicella region has mostly...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Estephe in Médoc. Saint-Estèphe is best known as the northernmost, and one of the four major wine growing appellations of the Médoc. The area is separated from Château Lafite-Rothschild in Pauillac to the south by the Jalle de Breuil stream and ist vineyards cover around 12 km² on the banks of the Garonne. The...

The Cru Bourgeois classification lists some of the châteaux from the Médoc that were not included in the 1855 Classification of Crus Classés, or Classed Growths. Only nine Chateaux with Cru Bourgeois status take part of the higher level Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel.Its big brother, Chateau Haut Marbuzet, has built an exceptional reputation, but this Cru bourgeois superieur...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barolo DOC in Northern Italy, the most important wine region of Piedmont. Prior to the mid-19th century, Barolo was a sweet wine. The fact that the Nebbiolo grape ripens late in October meant that temperatures would be steadily dropping by harvest. By November and December, temperatures in the Piedmont region would be cold enough to...