Chateau Hotel de Gilly in Vougeot, France
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The Chateau Hotel de Gilly is a further impressive pièce de résistance of the Grandes Etapes Francaises castle hotel chain. This romantic 4 star hotel welcomes its guests to the picturesque wine-growing town of Vougeot in Burgundy, France. Vougeot sits in the wine producing region of “Grand Crus, ” between the towns of Dijon and Beaune. A short historical overview Surrounded by a vast park filled with masterly laid out flower gardens and a romantic castle moat, the sight of this castle hotel in Burgundy will set the viewer back by about 600 years. The historic estate was founded See more at: en.escapio.com
Château Tournefeuille
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Château Tournefeuille [turn uh foy], which means “turning leaves” is a 42 acre estate that straddles the prestigious Lalande-de-Pomerol and Pomerol wine growing regions of Bordeaux. The wines made from this estate are 70% Merlot & 30% Cabernet Franc. The vineyards are planted on southern exposed slopes, and at the bottom of the hill, meet the vineyards of the famous Petrus. The owner and winemaker of the estate is Mr. Emeric Petit, who acquired his winemaking skills under the guidance of the famous oenologist Jean-Claude Berrouet, the former winemaker of Petrus. In this podcast, Emeric is interviewed by Jean-Christophe Calvet, the owner of Aquitaine Wine Company, which distributes Château Tournefeuille in the US Market.
Château Mongravey
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Château Mongravey is a small estate of 62 acres located in the prestigious Margaux wine growing region of Bordeaux. Thanks to the outstanding winemaking talent of Regis Bernaleau and the sales and marketing skills of Karin Bernaleau, Mongravey has surged to become one of the best selling Margaux wines in the USA. 70% Cabernet and 30% Merlot, this is a sexy, opulent, yet serious wine. In this podcast, Karin is being interviewed by Jean-Christophe Calvet, owner of the Aquitaine Wine Company, that distributes Mongravey exclusively throughout most of the USA.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild Video
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« First among the first ». In the history of the first growths classified in 1855, the Chateau Lafite Rothschild remains a lord on its gravely lands. Carrying on an age-old wine growing tradition (since 1620), its successive owners have been very keen to produce wines of an outstanding esthetical dimension. Admired estate by the greatest wine lovers on Earth, the Baron Eric de Rothschild is the master of this castle, helped in management by Charles Chevallier. Find all the offers of wines from this Chateau: UK: www.millesima.co.uk USA: www.millesima-usa.com © 2009 Millesima SA
Wine Tasting 5: 2003 Chateau du Parc from Cote du Roussilon
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The is a winner for the price! Cad$10.99 and readily available at many stores. A truly everyday wine with or without food. Red garnet colour. Lot of red/black cherry berry fruits intermixed with garrigue, mixed-herb, tarragon, fig and white pepper with balanced acidity and tannin but the alcohol stands out a little even at 13%. The finish is fair. This a good example of revamped Frech wine making that benefit from the hot 2003 vintage. Go and get a case and drink it in the next 2 years! 86 …
Chateau Morrisette Wine Tasting
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Wine Tasting at the Chateau Morrisette Winery and after that classmates discussing.
Wine Tasting 24: 2000 Chateau Martinens, Margaux, Bordeaux
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Chateau Martinens is from the famous commune of Margaux in Bordeaux. It belongs to the Cru Bourgeois class. This wine comes from the ‘legendary’ 2000 vintage of which outstanding wines were produced from both the left bank and right bank. The wine when poured already gave a garnet colour with a hint of brick. The nose was typical of a more simple Bordeaux wine which has red fruits, red currants, tabacco and with some earthiness and woodiness. This medium body wine was slightly more diluted …
Denny Zeitlin: Chateau Latour Wine Tasting
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Denny conducts a vertical tasting of this great claret.
