DOCSLIB.ORG

A Case Study Making Wine in France

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
A Case Study Making Wine in France European Association of Remote Sensing Companies Sentinels Benefits Study (SeBS) A Case Study Making Wine in France January 2021 SeBS-CR-002 v1.0 Page 1 January 2021 Client: ESA Client Representative: Alessandra Tassa Date of Delivery: January 2021 Version: Author(s): Geoff Sawyer (EARSC) Chris Oligschlaeger Supported by: Nikolay Khabarov (IIASA) Version Date Comment First Issue January 2021 For more information contact: • EARSC: [email protected] • ESA: [email protected] Funded by the EU and ESA - ESA Contract Number: 4000119743/17/I-SBo. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency or the European Union. SeBS-CR-002 v1.0 Page 2 January 2021 Table of Contents Setting the Scene ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 8 1 Introduction & Scope .............................................................................................................................. 10 1.1 The Context of the Study ........................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 What is the Case all about? ....................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 How Does this Case Relate to Others? ...................................................................................................... 10 1.4 More About the Study ............................................................................................................................... 11 1.5 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................... 12 2 Wine Making in France ............................................................................................................................ 13 2.1 How Wine came to France and its importance today. .............................................................................. 13 2.2 Vineyards, Wineries and Co-operatives .................................................................................................... 18 2.2.1 The Wine Industry ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 2.2.2 Oenologists and the supporting industries .................................................................................................................. 20 2.3 Growing great grapes. ............................................................................................................................... 20 2.4 Making great wine. .................................................................................................................................... 25 2.5 The Socio-environmental Context ............................................................................................................. 26 2.6 Data for Informed Decision Making .......................................................................................................... 29 2.6.1 What decisions? ........................................................................................................................................................... 29 2.6.2 What Data .................................................................................................................................................................... 30 2.6.3 Limitations of Conventional methods .......................................................................................................................... 30 3 The Use of Sentinel data ......................................................................................................................... 32 3.1 How can satellites help Grape Growers? .................................................................................................. 32 3.2 The Satellites Used .................................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.1 Copernicus and Sentinel-2 ........................................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.2 SPOT 6 & 7 and Pleiades .............................................................................................................................................. 34 3.3 The Oenoview® Service Overview ............................................................................................................. 34 3.3.1 Oenoview Services ....................................................................................................................................................... 35 3.4 The Role of the Sentinels ........................................................................................................................... 39 3.5 Potential Evolution of the Service ............................................................................................................. 40 4 Understanding the Value-chain. .............................................................................................................. 42 4.1 Description of the Value-chain linked to Grape Growing .......................................................................... 42 4.2 The Actors .................................................................................................................................................. 43 4.2.1 Service Provider (Tier 1) - TerraNIS .............................................................................................................................. 43 4.2.2 Primary User (Tier 2) – Institut Cooperatif du Vin (ICV) ............................................................................................... 43 4.2.3 Vignobles (Tier 3) ......................................................................................................................................................... 45 4.2.4 Citizens and Society (tier 4) .......................................................................................................................................... 48 4.2.5 Other Stakeholders ...................................................................................................................................................... 48 5 Assessing the Benefits ............................................................................................................................. 49 5.1 Some General Observations ...................................................................................................................... 49 5.1.1 Attribution ................................................................................................................................................................... 49 5.1.2 Winners and Losers ...................................................................................................................................................... 49 5.2 The Service Provider (Tier 1) - TerraNIS .................................................................................................... 50 5.3 The Primary User (Tier2) - ICV ................................................................................................................... 51 5.4 Vineyards (tier 3) ....................................................................................................................................... 52 SeBS-CR-002 v1.0 Page 3 January 2021 5.5 Citizens and Society (Tier 4)....................................................................................................................... 59 5.6 Other Stakeholders .................................................................................................................................... 61 5.7 Summary of the Benefits ........................................................................................................................... 61 5.7.1 Economic Benefits ....................................................................................................................................................... 62 5.7.2 Environmental Benefits ............................................................................................................................................... 63 5.7.3 Policy related (Regulatory) benefits ............................................................................................................................. 64 5.7.4 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Benefits .................................................................................................................. 65 5.7.5 Scientific and Technological Benefits ........................................................................................................................... 66 5.7.6 Societal Benefits .......................................................................................................................................................... 66 5.8 Synoptic Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 67 6 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Colleleva.Pdf
    COLLELEVA Country: Italy Region: Marche Appellation(s): Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Producer: Colleleva Founded: 1984 Annual Production: 12,500 cases Farming: Sustainable As with every region in Italy, the Marche is a world all unto itself. On Italy’s less traveled Adriatic coast, in between Emilia-Romagna and Abruzzo, the Marche is relatively sparsely populated, and largely composed of gently rolling hills, green with agriculture, that end along steep limestone bluffs on the coast. This is the home of the Verdicchio grape, whose name comes from the root verde, describing both the greenish hue of the grapes and the resulting wine. The Castelli di Jesi DOC is one of the largest of the zones in which Verdicchio is grown and surrounds the town of Jesi and its ancient fortifications. The vineyards of Colleleva (Colle “hill”, and si Leva, “rises”) lie on the heights of the Marche: about halfway between the Apennine mountains and the coastline of the Adriatic Sea. The combination of eastern sun exposure and the cooling winds from the Adriatic provide an optimal microclimate for balancing ripeness with fresh acidity in the grapes. Verdicchio, also known as Trebbiano di Soave, has been cultivated in the Marche for many centuries. It is capable of making vibrantly fresh and crisp white wines that are a wonderful accompaniment to seafood. The Riserva bottlings can age gracefully. From Colleleva we have a wine in the former camp. During a tasting trip in the Marche, their stainless steel tank vinified Verdicchio was one of the stars among many, many wines tasted. The perfume is entrancing—at once fresh and rounded, and typical of the grape.
    [Show full text]
  • Guerrieri Rizzardi 2016 Soave Dop Classico
    GUERRIERI RIZZARDI 2016 SOAVE DOP CLASSICO PRODUCER INFO Guerrieri-Rizzardi, the historic house in Veneto, dates back to the unification of two ancient estates in 1913, when Carlo Rizzardi from Valpolicella, married Guiseppina Guerrieri of Bardolino. The new winery is completely solar powered, combining the best that technology offers in a carbon neutral way with vineyards that have been in the family for centuries. With the energy of the new younger generation in the family, Guerrieri-Rizzardi has experienced a renaissance of sorts over the last twenty years and is known throughout Europe as one of the finest, most classical producers in the region, with wines built on tension and "cut." ABOUT THE WINE “Classico” designated Soave is a relatively rare thing to find nowadays, representing only 15% of the Soave region’s production – “Classico” designated wines are sourced from the (far superior) original hillside plots that were the zone’s standard prior to the massive/controversial expansion of the DOC in the 1970’s. Grapes are sourced from two “cru” vineyards – Costeggiola (limestone soil) and Rocca (volcanic soil). The Garanega here is picked when extremely ripe, the Chardonnay is picked early to provide acidic balance, the ancient vine Trebbiano d’Soave lends some heirloom charm. Fermented/aged in cement, lees aging provides extra texture. While some of Rizzardi’s peers in the top echelon of Soave Classico focus on aromatics, Rizzardi’s Soave has always been about palate detail and mineral character. Vintage: 2016 | Wine Type: White Wine Varietal: 75% Garganega, 20% Chardonnay and 5% Trebbiano di Soave Origin: Italy | Appellation: Soave Classico DOP Elaboration: All grapes destemmed then follow alcoholic fermentation in cement vats for 10 days at between 15 to 16°C.
    [Show full text]
  • BY the GLASS by the BOTTLE WINE WINE Bubbles Rose White Red Bubbles Rose Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Gris/Grigio Chardonnay
    WINE WINE THE GLA HE BOTT BY SS Y T LE B bubbles glass bubbles bottle BLANC DE BLANC,GRUET, new mexico, u.s.a. 8 GOLDEN LOVE, brut, colchagua valley, chile 35 CHARDONNAY BRUT, GOLDEN LOVE, colchagua valley, chile 8 BELSTAR, prosecco brut, veneto, italy 38 PROSECCO BRUT, BELSTAR, veneto, italy 8 CONQUILLA, cava brut rosé, catalonia, spain 38 CRÉMANT D’ ALSACE, DOMAINE RIEFEL, alsace, france 11 GRUET, blanc de blanc, new mexico, u.s.a. 40 ROSÉ BRUT, FOLKTALE, monterey county, u.s.a. 13 DOMAINE RIEFLE, crémant d’ alsace, alsace, france 44 BRUT MÉTHODE TRADITIONELLE, DOMAINE CARNEROS, 16 FOLKTALE, brut rosé, monterey county, u.s.a. 60 california, u.s.a. DOMAINE CARNEROS, brut méthode traditionelle, 64 rose california, u.s.a. MAY GEORBES, crémant de’ loire brut, loire valley, france 65 ROSÉ, HUBER terrassen, austria 10 JOUY-LES-REIMS “AUBRY,” brut, champagne, france 102 ROSÉ, SILVERADO, napa valley, u.s.a. 16 white rose HUBER terrassen, austria 40 PINOT GRIGIO, SANDPOINT, lodi, u.s.a. 9 SCHLOSSKELLEREI GOBELSBURG, kamptal, austria 47 RIESLING, BECKER VINEYARDS, texas, u.s.a. 8 HEITZ CELLAR ROSÉ OF GRIGNOLINO, napa valley, u.s.a. 60 RIESLING, GUNTHER STIENMETZ mosel, germany 9 SILVERADO, napa valley, u.s.a. 64 GRÜNER VELTLINER, HUBER terrassen, austria 10 SOAVE CLASSICO, INAMA, veneto, italy 9 sauvignon blanc SAUVIGNON BLANC, TANGENT san luis obispo, u.s.a. 9 TANGENT san luis obispo, u.s.a. 36 SAUVIGNON BLANC, SILVERADO, napa valley, u.s.a. 12 SILVERADO, napa valley, u.s.a. 48 CHARDONNAY, CHALK HILL, russian river valley, u.s.a.
    [Show full text]
  • HLSR Rodeouncorked 2014 International Wine Competition Results
    HLSR RodeoUncorked 2014 International Wine Competition Results AWARD Wine Name Class Medal Region Grand Champion Best of Show, Marchesi Antinori Srl Guado al Tasso, Bolgheri DOC Superiore, 2009 Old World Bordeaux-Blend Red Double-Gold Italy Class Champion Reserve Grand Champion, Class Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards Estate Bottled Pinot Noir, Russian River New World Pinot Noir ($23-$35) Double-Gold U.S. Champion Valley, 2010 Top Texas, Class Champion, Bending Branch Winery Estate Grown Tannat, Texas Hill Country, 2011 Tannat Double-Gold Texas Texas Class Champion Top Chilean, Class Champion, Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon ($16 and La Playa Vineyards Axel Cabernet Sauvignon, Colchagua Valley, 2011 Double-Gold Chile Chile Class Champion higher) Top Red, Class Champion Fess Parker Winery The Big Easy, Santa Barbara County, 2011 Other Rhone-Style Varietals/Blends Double-Gold U.S. Top White, Class Champion Sheldrake Point Riesling, Finger Lakes, 2011 Riesling - Semi-Dry Double-Gold U.S. Top Sparkling, Class Champion Sophora Sparkling Rose, New Zealand, NV Sparkling Rose Double-Gold New Zealand Top Sweet, Class Champion Sheldrake Point Riesling Ice Wine, Finger Lakes, 2010 Riesling-Sweet Double-Gold U.S. Top Value, Class Champion Vigilance Red Blend " Cimarron", Red Hills Lake County, 2011 Cab-Syrah/Syrah-Cab Blends Double-Gold U.S. Top Winery Michael David Winery Top Wine Outfit Trinchero Family Estates Top Chilean Wine Outfit Concha Y Toro AWARD Wine Name Class Medal Region 10 Span Chardonnay, Central Coast, California, 2012 Chardonnay wooded ($10 -$12) Silver U.S. 10 Span Pinot Gris, Monterey, California, 2012 Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio ($11-$15) Silver U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • DOES CHOICE OVERLOAD EXIST in WINE RETAIL? Douglas Zucker
    AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WINE ECONOMISTS AAWE WORKING PAPER No. 175 Business DROWNING IN THE WINE LAKE: DOES CHOICE OVERLOAD EXIST IN WINE RETAIL? Douglas Zucker Dec 2014 www.wine-economics.org Drowning in the Wine Lake: Does Choice Overload Exist in Wine Retail? Douglas Zucker Stew Leonard’s Wines [email protected] Abstract: Research by many scholars studying consumer behavior has determined that choice overload can be a demotivating characteristic for consumers faced with a broad array of options. However this has yet to be studied at the wine retail level. Wine is unlike most consumer goods due to the large number of intrinsic characteristics relative to extrinsic ones, and the sheer number of choices in the category a consumer must choose from. Also salient is the general concept that as a wine consumer grows in experience they desire a broader range of choices. A three-part study was designed to test for the existence of the choice overload effect: first a qualitative survey was sent to 4000 wine consumers (from a retailer’s email database) in order to establish a baseline of self- reported behavior in a wine shop environment. Next over 100 customers were observed as they shopped in a group of wine stores. Finally those same customers were interviewed post-purchase about their satisfaction with the wines they purchased. Analysis of the data generated showed no evidence of the choice overload effect in any of the three phases of the study. An examination of how this retailer was able to mitigate and even eliminate the impact of choice overload was discussed, and points to future research in this field.
    [Show full text]
  • Soave Classico
    Soave Classico DOC APPELLATION DOC TOP WINE AWARDS AREA Soave, Veneto Vinous - 90 Points - Vintage 2016 GRAPES Garganega and Trebbiano of Soave ALCOHOL LEVEL VINIFICATION AND MATURATION 12.5% The stems are separated from the grapes, which are softly pressed in cylinders under pressure gently breaking their skins SERVING TEMP. and releasing the juice. As it happens with all white wines, 48°F the free-run must extracted from the pulp is separated from the skins before fermentation begins. The alcoholic fermentation is BOTTLE SIZE conducted in stainless steel vats at controlled cool temperatures 750 ml of about 64° F. in order to retain fresh flavors and the primary aromas from the grapes. COLOR Straw-yellow appealing, brilliant reflections. BOUQUET It is a wine of great elegance, offering aromas of good intensity. It offers scents of white flowers combined with those of slightly green apples. PALATE The flavor is no less satisfying, superbly balanced and persistent. The aftertaste is delicate. FOOD COMBINATIONS It is ideal as an aperitif or when matched with hors d’oeuvres and seafood. 3 L 1.5 L 750 ml 375 ml PRODUCER Produced and estate-bottled by: LABELS BY ZONIN Zonin ZONIN ZONIN ZONIN ZONIN via Borgolecco 9, Gambellara I CLASSICI JEWELS SPARKLING PROSECCO (Vicenza), Italy www.zonin.it Chianti DOCG Ripasso Valpolicella Rosé Prosecco /zonin Valpolicella Superiore DOC Baccorosa DOC Classico DOC Amarone della Asti Valpolicella DOC Pinot Grigio DOC Berengario IGT IMPORTED BY ZONIN USA, INC - 3363 163rd Street, Suite 606, North Miami Beach, FL 33160 Soave Classico DOC PHONE 305 456 7196 FAX 786 364 0289 WWW.ZONINUSA.COM.
    [Show full text]
  • California Wine Industry Evolving to Compete in 21St Century
    Agricultural Issues Center University of California June 2008 California Wine Industry Evolving to Compete in 21st Century Rachael Goodhue, Richard Green, Dale Heien and Philip Martin Reprinted from California Agriculture January-March 2008 Volume 62, Number 1, Pages 12-18 http://californiaagriculture.ucop.edu/0801JFM/toc.html The Regents of the University of California Rachael Goodhue is Assistant Professor, Richard Green is Professor, Dale Heien is Professor and Phil Martin is Professor, all with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis. The authors are members of the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. Supported in part by the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center RESEARCH Article t California wine industry evolving to compete in 21st century by Rachael Goodhue, Richard Green, Dale Heien and Philip Martin The California wine industry is grow- ing and changing amidst a global revolution in grape growing, wine production, wine marketing and consumer tastes. California accounted for roughly 90% of the value of U.S. wine production in 2006. U.S. per capita wine consumption and the quality of wine consumed continue Winegrape Growers/www.cawg.org Association of California to rise. The largest California wineries have long accounted for most Califor- nia wine shipments and continue to expand with respect to volume and number of labels. While small winer- ies sell most of their wine directly to end-users, many midsized wineries face challenges in an increasingly crowded marketplace. 2006, almost 3.1 million tons of California grapes were crushedIN to make wine (CDFA 2007), enough to make more than 2.3 billion bottles.
    [Show full text]
  • (Garganega / Trebbiano), Pieropan, Italy 2018
    Champagne and sparkling 125 ml Bottle Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene, Frassinelli NV, Italy 6.75 31.5 Hambledon Classic Cuvée, Hambledon Vineyard, England 51 Hambledon Classic Cuvée Rosé NV 54.5 Gallimard Champagne, Cuvée Reserve NV, France 10 56.5 Gaston Chiquet 1er Cru Brut ‘Tradition’ Rosé, NV, France 71.5 Champagne Jacquesson ‘Cuvée 741’, France 97 White 175ml Bottle Fiano, Mezzo Giorno, Puglia, Italy 2018 5.5 19.75 Sauvignon Blanc, Villa Montes, Colchagua Valley, Chile 2018 6.5 24.5 Chardonnay / Roussanne, Domaine Felines Jourdan, Southern France 2018 6.85 26 Picpoul de Pinet, La Croix Gratiot, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2018 7.5 28 Saumur Blanc (Chenin Blanc), Cave de Saumur, France 2017 32 Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine Sur Lie, France 2018 32.5 Voila Assyrtiko, Domaine Lyrarakis, Greece 2018 7.8 33 Gönnheimer Riesling, Eymann, Pfalz, Germany 2018 36 Chablisienne (Chardonnay), France, 2017 9.50 36.5 Produttori del Gavi, Gavi del Comune di Gavi, Italy 2018 9.80 39 Soave Classico (Garganega / Trebbiano), Pieropan, Italy 2018 42 Vouvray (Chenin Blanc), Cuvée Silex, Vigneau Chevreau, France 2018 43 Albarino, Alba Martin, Spain 2017 43 Sancerre, André Dezat, France 2018 44 “Lois” Gruner Veltliner, Loimer, Lower Austria 2018 46 Massaya Blanc, Lebanon 2018 48 Terlaner Pinot Bianco, Alto Adige, Italy 2018 52 Mâcon-Vergisson: Eric Savaret, France 2016 57 Rully Blanc 1er Cru (Chardonnay), Grésigny, France 2017 59 Chablis Fourchaume 1er Cru (Chardonnay), Le Domaine d’Henri, France 2015 60 La Soula Blanc, Cotes Catalanes, France, 2014 63 ‘Wild Boy’ (Chardonnay), Au Bon Climat, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.
    [Show full text]
  • Toscana-Wine-List.Pdf
    SOMMELIERS’ SELECTION WHITE WINES 2016/2017 | Poesie Soave Classico DOC, Veneto, Italy 2013 | Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio Valdadige DOC, Trentino, Italy 2014 | Azienda Agricola Di Meo Greco di Tufo DOCG, Campania, Italy 2013 | La Scolca ‘Etichetta Nera’ Gavi dei Gavi DOCG, Piedmont, Italy RED WINES 2016 | Marchesi Antinori Villa Antinori Riserva, Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 2006/2010 | Castello Banfi Rosso Di Montalcino DOC, Tuscany, Italy 2016 | Nada Giuseppe Casot, Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmont, Italy 2016 | Serafini & Vidotto Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy 2016 | Il Palazzone Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 2014/2015 | Damilano Cannubi Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy 2011 | Gaja Ca’Marcanda Promis IGT “Super Tuscan”, Tuscany, Italy 2010 | Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy 2009 | Luce Della Vite IGT, Tuscany, Italy 2011 | Antinori Tignanello, Tuscany, Italy 2009 | Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia DOC “Super Tuscan”, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy 2009 | Antinori Solaia IGT “Super Tuscan”, Tuscany, Italy WINES BY THE GLASS CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINES Val d’Oca Prosecco, Veneto, Italy Germaine Reserve Brut, Reims, France Louis Perdrier Brut Excellence Sparkling Wine, France WHITE WINES Casa Vides Sauvignon Blanc, Antawara, Chile Pedroncelli East Side Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma, California Raymond Vineyard & Cellar R Collection Chardonnay, Monterey, California Corte Giara Allegrini Pinot Grigio delle Venezie IGT, Veneto, Italy Villa Maria Sauvignon
    [Show full text]
  • Wine Politics: How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink
    Wine Politics Wine Politics How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink Tyler Colman UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley · Los Angeles · London University of California Press, one of the most distin- guished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2008 by Tyler Colman Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Colman, Tyler. Wine politics : how governments, environmentalists, mobsters, and critics influence the wines we drink / Tyler Colman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–520–25521–0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Wine—Political aspects. 2. Wine industry. I. Title. HD9370.5.C65 2008 338.4'76632–dc22 2007032587 Manufactured in the United States of America 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 10987654321 This book is printed on Natures Book, which contains 50% post-consumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48–1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). To Michelle and Zander, with love Contents List of Illustrations ix List of Sidebars xi Preface and Acknowledgments xiii 1. What Is Wine Politics? 1 2. Soil and Society 7 3. Authenticating Origins 37 4. Baptists and Bootleggers 67 5. Who Controls Your Palate? 103 6. Greens, Gripes, and Grapes 125 7. Celebrating Diversity 145 Notes 149 Bibliography 167 Index 173 Illustrations figures 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Points 7 19.Xlsx
    Bonnet‐Ponson, Champagne, France 91 NV Brut Wine Spectator, 10/31/2015 91 NV Brut Rosé Wine Spectator, 10/31/2015 Broccardo, Piedmont, Taly 95 2013 Barolo "Bricco San Pietro " James Sucking, 7/1/2017 93 2014 Barolo "Bricco San Pietro " James Sucking, 4/1/2018 91 2015 Barbera d'Alba "La Maritine" James Sucking, 10/1/2017 91 2013 Barolo "I Tre Pais" James Sucking, 7/1/ 2017 Canevel, Valdobbiadene, Italy 90 NV Brut James Sucking, 6/1/ 2018 Ca' Rugate, Veneto, Italy 2017 Soave Classico Monte Fiorentine Gambero Rosso, 10/2019 2016 Soave Classico Monte Alto Gambero Rosso, 10/2018 2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Gambero Rosso, 10/2016 2013 Soave Classico Monte Alto Gambero Rosso, 10/2015 93 2017 Soave Classico Monte Fiorentine James Suckling, 9/29/2019 92 2017 Soave Classico Monte Alto James Suckling, 9/29/2019 92 2015 Soave Classico Monte Fiorentine James Suckling, 11/22/2017 92 2015 Soave Classico Monte Alto James Suckling, 11/22/2017 92 2014 Soave Classico Monte Alto James Suckling, 11/22/2016 91 2017 Valpolicella Superiore Campo La Vei James Suckling, 8/19/2019 91 2018 Soave Classico San Michele James Suckling, 8/26/2019 Ca' Rugate, continued 91 2013 Recioto di Soave La Perlara Wine Spectator, 10/31/2016 91 2011 Amarone della Valpolicella Wine Spectator, 10/31/2015 90 2018 Valpolicella Rio Albo James Suckling, 9/29/2019 90 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Wine Spectator, 10/31/2017 90 2016 San Michele Soave Classico Vinous, 6/1 /2017 90 2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Wine Spectator, 10/31/2016 90 2015 Soave Classico San Michele Wine Enthusiast,
    [Show full text]
  • Southern France Roberson Wine Tasting
    ROBERSON WINE PRESENTS THE WINES OF SOUTHERN FRANCE WAW Page 53 Map 10 France Regional CORSE 7 Ajaccio N International boundary Département boundary Chief town of département VDQS Centre of VDQS AC not mapped elsewhere Centre of AC area Champagne (pp.78–81) Loire Valley (pp.118–25) Burgundy (pp.54–77) Jura and Savoie (pp.150–51) Rhône (pp.130–39) Southwest (pp.112–14) THE WINES OF Dordogne (p.115) SOUTHERN Bordeaux (pp.82–111) FRANCE Languedoc-Roussillon (pp.140–45) Provence (pp.146–48) Alsace (pp.126–29) Corsica (p.149) Other traditional vine-growing areas Proportional symbols Area of vineyard per département in thousands of hectares (no figure given if area <1000 hectares) LANGUEDOC PROVENCE 1:3,625,000 Km 0 50 100 150 Km ROUSSILLONMiles 0 50 100 Miles The Languedoc and Roussillon constitutes the world’s largest wine growing region, with a total of over 700,000 acres under vine (Provence adds another 70,000 or so) and for many years these three regions were the source of a great deal of France’s ‘wine lake’, making wine that nobody wanted to drink, let alone part with their hard earned francs for. The last decade has seen all of that change, and what was once the land of plonk is now one of the most exciting regions in the world of wine, with innovative vignerons producing both artisanal limited production cuvées and branded wines of vastly improved quality. The array of styles from this fascinating region offers wonderful diversity for the enthusiast - from dry and mineral white wines through crisp rosés to deep, structured red wines and on to unctuous sweet and fortified wines.
    [Show full text]