May 7th 2008
Sauternes in sweet position this year
by Sophie Kevany

In a breakaway move, Bordeaux’s 2007 sweet white wines from the Sauternes and Barsac regions have all released prices on average 10% to 15% higher than the 2006’s, while to date, most reds are coming out only marginally lower, despite calls for significant cuts.
“These wines going […]

Semillon

Wine Style:
This grape tends to make a wonderful late-harvest wine, with complex fig, pear, tobacco and honey notes. As a blending wine it adds body, flavor and texture to Sauvignon Blanc. It may be blended with Chardonnay, but does not add much to the flavor.
Flavors:

Origin:
Bordeaux in France
Found:
Bordeaux, Australia, and California
This grape […]

Alois Kracher
Neusiedlersee, Burgenland
Austria

When you think of Austrian sweet wines one name springs to mind - Alois Kracher.
Austria’s Alois Kracher is one of the world’s reknown makers of sweet wine. Based in the Burgenland district, south of Vienna, near the large, shallow lake called Neusiedler See, Kracher utilizes a variety of grapes for his sweeties, though […]