Wine 2008

German most famous and oldest viticulture is the „Steilhange“, steep slopes along the Mosella river. No wonder that Weingut Milz can praise such a long winemaking tradition and history. Since 1520, the Milz family has been known as great winemakers in Trittenheim, a wine village in the well-known Moselschleife. Parts of the original 1680 wine cellar are today still visible....

The entire Rhone Valley is frequently referred to as the Cotes du Rhone. This is also the name of the generic appellation that covers more than 100 communes in the region north of Avignon. The primary varieties cultivated here are Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan. A number of villages have the right to call their wines Cotes du Rhone-Villages, or to append...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Pomerol in Bordeaux. The wines of Pomerol have a high composition of Merlot in their blends are considered the most gentle and least tannic and acidic of Bordeaux wines. Cabernet Franc, known in this area as Bouchet is the second leading grape and helps to contribute to the dark, deep coloring that is typical of Pomerol...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne. The wines of Saint-Émilion are typically blended from different grape varieties, the three main ones being...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Émilion in Bordeaux. Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne. The wines of Saint-Émilion are typically blended from different grape varieties, the three main ones being...

The aromas and flavors of these hand selected grapes from the vineyards in Langhe and Roero, are preserved in this wine and then aged in the cellar. Salvano’s cellars, carved from clay, are nestled in the substrate of Langa, up to thirteen feet deep. The constant temperature of 10-15 ° C allows the wine to maintain its organoleptic characteristics during the process of ageing.

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne. The wines of Saint-Émilion are typically blended from different grape varieties, the three main ones being...

Set among the rolling hills of Serralunga d’Alba is Tenuta Cappallotto, where the Lanzavecchia family have worked their vineyards, made, aged and bottled wine for four generations. Serralunga d’Alba has always been famed for its Barolo, the king of wines and the wine of kings. With the 2008 Barolo Villadoria Riserva , comes a personal present meant for a person who is very...

From 1911, when the vineyard classification became official, Raymond Duval-Leroy, with the desire to pay tribute to his predecessors, created an exceptional wine. He was the first to work on a Champagne which would bring together Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape varieties selected only from villages classified as Grand Cru and Premier Cru in the Grande Vallee de la Marne,...

Around 1870, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi began to set out in his vineyards a clone of the Sangiovese variety known as Brunello. Brunello began to be talked about after 1880. The first great vintage, officially, was the 1888 Brunello, of which five bottles still exist. With the 2008 Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura Castello Banfi, comes a personal present meant for a person...

There are not a lot of Chateaus that can be described as the exact mirror of the historic events of their own country. Chateau Giscours is one of these rarities. Its territory is very vast and resides in Margaux. The property passed down from a noble into the hands of the population during the French Revolution. It was then bought by a banker, who then built the beautiful...

Sister-and-brother owners Anne and Antoine Malassagne are the great-grandchildren of Armand-Raphaël Graser who founded AR Lenoble in 1920. For nearly a century, AR Lenoble has remained 100% family-owned and 100% independent. AR Lenoble believes in the expression of the exceptional character of its 18 hectares of vineyards located primarily in the Grand Cru village of...

Corton is a Grand Cru vineyard and appellation shared between the three villages of Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix in the Côte de Beaune, Burgundy. The appellation covers the lower parts of the Corton hill. The site Les Hautes Mourottes is located on the upper eastern slopes of the Montagne de Corton hill, within the Ladoix-Serrigny commune and overlooking that...

Sister-and-brother owners Anne and Antoine Malassagne are the great-grandchildren of Armand-Raphaël Graser who founded AR Lenoble in 1920. For nearly a century, AR Lenoble has remained 100% family-owned and 100% independent. AR Lenoble believes in the expression of the exceptional character of its 18 hectares of vineyards located primarily in the Grand Cru village of...