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The Côte des Bar area where Dosnon & Lepage is located in the Avirey-Lingey region is well known for its hard limestone soil (Kimmeridgien sub-soil like Chablis) and sunny Burgundy climate. The winery was founded in 2005 by Avirey-Lingey brethren, Davy Doson and Simon-Charles Lepage (above) whom both decided the best wine route was to express [...]
克鲁格 (Krug) 法国著名的香槟酒 克鲁格 (Krug) 酿酒师, Julie Cavil. 对众多喜爱香槟的人来说, 克鲁格香槟无疑代表着香槟的顶点和顶级的享受. 对有幸参与的我们而言, 当克鲁格香槟代表人与酿酒师,Julie Cavil 在中午的品酒会里为媒体, 消费者以及资深侍酒师们介绍1998年份的克鲁格香槟时, 就好像在一场高级交响乐会或管弦乐会里聆听和享受醉人的音乐一样. 克鲁格香槟酒厂建立于18世纪(1843年), 有着久远的历史. 在1999年, 克鲁格酒厂被 路易威登集团 (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy) 成功的收购并纳入旗下, 法国饮料公司 人头马集团 (Remy-Cointreau) 当时以176 百万美元卖出. 自从被买下后, 克鲁格酒厂仍然采用自治的管理制度, 由 Olivier Krug 总裁 (第六代), 首席执行官 Margareth Henriquez (于2009年加入), 和 Julie Cavil (2006) 联合管理. Krug Grande Cuvee 是路易威登集团在葡萄酒行业中其中一颗最闪亮的宝石, 与 法国酩悦香槟 (Moet Chandon) 的 “香槟王” (Dom Perignon), 法国卓越亚马逊 (Veuve [...]
A taste of wines II / 一個尝味酒的經驗 (II) 在一個好友的公寓 (新加坡) 1996年份 Duval-Leroy Champagne Femme (妇人) de Champagne France, Champagne 法國, 香槟, 酒制作商: 迪瓦勒-勒罗伊 12.0. 79% Chardonnay, and 21% Pinot Noir from the Grand Cru vineyards of Côte des Blancs, Grande Montagne de Reims, and Grande Vallée de la Marne. From 500ml. This medium-bodied Champagne is excellent in both value [...]
Champagne Renaissance 新生香檳酒 Xin Chinese Cuisine, Holiday Inn, Singapore 星期一2008年7月14日. Text by 丹尼尔林. Additional Photos by 林卓强. Above: Clinton Ang, Managing Director and owner of Hong Tong Bee group of wine-related companies. Wine lovers can look forward to another bubbly as Hong Tong Bee’s Champagne Renaissance (新生香檳酒), frizzes into the scene. From a well-attended launch held recently in Singapore, Clinton describes [...]
Cava Wine Style: It is usually fruity and pleasantly acidic. Flavors: Cava is rarely popular in Asian wine circles. Moreever, the three most commonly used grapes don’t AGE well, yet Cava DO rules require a minimum aging of 9 months. This means that many of these wines are dull and bland with an earthy character-they should be drunk as [...]
Champagne (Blend) Wine Style: Light, fresh, toasty to yeasty, and dry to sweet. Flavors: Beside some comment on Citrus and yeast flavors, the sweetness varies from Extra Brut (at most 0.6% sugar) to Doux (more than 5% sugar). Champagne is considered one of the most food friendly wines and accompanies most fine foods. Origin: Champagne in France Found: France only. Other countries: Cava (Spain), [...]
Chardonnay Wine Style: Chardonnay is from light to medium to fuller-bodied wines. Cooler climate Chardonnays sees an abundance of fruit flavors, especially white fruits. Warmer Chardonnays see lesser fruits, perhaps more honey, vanilla and roasted flavors. Chablis: Lean, sometimes stony white wine made in the Chablis region at north of Burgundy in Eastern France. Flavors include gunflint [...]