Cotes de Bourg in Bordeaux, France
It will probably become common in the future for an appellation to require all their producers to have some sustainability label. AOP Côtes de Bourg in Bordeaux wants to go one step further. Here they
We sometimes come across people from the Nordic countries who have changed careers and are now seen among the vineyards somewhere in Europe. Riku Väänänen left Finland around five years ago and now owns and
Uncorked: Under this heading we collect various wines that we have tasted, and liked, recently. It can be wines that we have had during dinner at home, at wine tastings, press lunches, visits to vineyards,
On May 8 and 9 all the doors are open in Côte de Bourg, at least those of a hundred or so wine chateaux – the annual ‘portes ouvertes’. There will be plenty of other
– Some 500 grape growers: 259 independent producers, 171 cooperatuers – 3900 ha vineyards with red grapes, 25 ha (!) with white grapes – Red grape varieties: merlot 65%, cabernet sauvignon 20%, malbec 10%, cabernet
Côtes de Bourg will not be part of the newly created Côtes de Bordeaux appellation. It can be difficult to understand why one would choose not to be part of the collaboration (originally they were
It will probably become common in the future for an appellation to require all their producers to have some sustainability label. AOP Côtes de Bourg
We sometimes come across people from the Nordic countries who have changed careers and are now seen among the vineyards somewhere in Europe. Riku Väänänen
Uncorked: Under this heading we collect various wines that we have tasted, and liked, recently. It can be wines that we have had during dinner
On May 8 and 9 all the doors are open in Côte de Bourg, at least those of a hundred or so wine chateaux –
– Some 500 grape growers: 259 independent producers, 171 cooperatuers – 3900 ha vineyards with red grapes, 25 ha (!) with white grapes – Red
Côtes de Bourg will not be part of the newly created Côtes de Bordeaux appellation. It can be difficult to understand why one would choose
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