Bourget News
The Ned wines: Making Marlborough
In 1973 John Marris planted the first vineyards in Marlborough, laying the framework for what is now a family enterprise in its second generation. When John’s son Brent followed in suit, he first worked for several other brands from New Zealand,...
Gulfi: Guardians of Sicily’s Terroir
Roman traditions & indigineous Sicilian varieties Vito Catania was one of many generations in a family focused on agriculture through the production of wine and olive oil. As Vito took over the family business, he pioneered a focus on the...
Paltrinieri Lambrusco: Art Inside & Out
Situated on a narrow strip of land just between the Secchia and Panaro rivers just north of Modena, is Cantina Paltrineri’s main vineyard, “Christo”, where loose soils rich with organic matter impart salinity and savory notes to Paltrineri’s Lambruscos. ...
IT’S BACK! Pamplemousse á la française
Before a sparkling water of the same name started trending in the American market, another grapefruit called pamplemousse had long been trending across France. Pamplemousse is French for “grapefruit”, and the French have long been making a wine...
Five generations in the making, Talai Berri Txakolina was the first of its kind
At one time Txakoli was only found in private homes and nearly disappeared, but Talai Berri Txakolina made their household drink a business, also developing a D.O. as a means of protecting the production of wines from varieties their ancestors had worked so diligently for: Hondarribi Zuri and Hondarribi Beltza …
49 Million bubbles — But, who’s counting?
Beneath the limestone-laden vineyards of the Loire Valley in France there are caves are stippled throughout the countryside — wine caves, yes, but with a history longer than you might expect. In Saumur, an appellation of the Loire Valley, many...