or a board of soft cheeses
more typical of the late 1990s than a modern Montalcino vintage
COS was founded and named after three friends in 1980—Giambattista Cilia
That is the coolest exposure in one of the warmest appellations in France
renowned for their commitment to sustainable viticulture and their dedication to crafting wines that authentically reflect the terroir of their vineyards
Hugel Gewurztraminer 2023 Style_Rosso di Montalcino or a board of softThe Land Alsace sits in the rain shadow of the Vosges, and the effect is not subtle. Colmar, twenty kilometers from a crest that tops out at 1,424 meters, gets roughly a quarter of the precipitation that falls on the ridge above it, somewhere between 500 and 600 mm a year, which makes this one of the driest wine regions in France. The climate is semi continental: cold winters, hot dry summers, a long slow ripening season. Hugel's home is Riquewihr,