by Lauren Voigt | Jul 10, 2019 | Country, Italy
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. Produced in...
by Lauren Voigt | Jul 2, 2019 | Country, D&A Imports, Spain, Spain
Ever noticed the sticker on a bottle of Txakolina? It guarantees that the wine’s origin is of indigenous grapes in addition to a number of other controls, in order to be worthy of sporting it. The designation came about in 1989 after years of petitioning by Bixente...
by Lauren Voigt | Jun 25, 2019 | France, France
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 of these present-day...
by Lauren Voigt | Jun 18, 2019 | Country, Rioja, Spain
Last week we discussed Carlos Serres as one of only five wineries in Rioja that have lasted over 100 years. Bourget Imports is proud two of Rioja’s five Centurian wineries in our portfolio, the other being La Roja Alta S.A.. Just a few years prior to Serres’ influence...
by Lauren Voigt | Jun 11, 2019 | Country, Rioja, Spain
The heart of Rioja wine in the heart of La Rioja Alta In the 1890’s Carlos Serres identified Rioja as having the potential to be globally recognized as a fine wine producer — it only took the rest of the world about a hundred years to catch up. Flanking the undulating...
by Lauren Voigt | Jun 4, 2019 | Country, USA, Washington
In the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains, the Yakima Valley perseveres Despite residing in the rain shadow of the cascade mountains Yakima Valley, Washington, in the 1940’s Howard Miller already recognized the area as one with great potential for agricultural...
