Travel around the world with this wonderful selection of labels

The world of wine has lived for many centuries within the borders of the Mediterranean and Europe. With the first geographical discoveries, the export of vine cultivation to the new world began. Within a few centuries, countries that did not know the cultivation of vitis vinifera have made great strides and today are protagonists of an increasingly globalized world of wine. The main European vines, especially French, were planted in other continents, where they often found the climatic conditions and the land to express themselves on interesting quality levels.

This is the case, for example, of malbec, a grape variety native to south-western France. In Bordeaux, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc were preferred, while it is still grown in the Cahors area. But it is mainly in Argentina that he found a second home. Malbec has become the symbolic grape of the South American country. Today it is grown mainly in the area of Mendoza, in the Uco Valley, San Rafael and Maipù but also in other wine-growing regions such as in Salta and in Patagonia. The same fate has fallen on the carmenère, another Bordeaux grape variety for many years confused with the cabernet franc. Almost completely abandoned at home, it has achieved great success in Chile , where today it is among the most cultivated varieties in the main districts of the country, especially in the Central Valley. The history of the vine in South Africa began in the mid-1600s. The strategic position of obligatory stop on oceanic routes was crucial for the development of wine production to be embarked on ships. The arrival of French colonists, in the region still called Franschhoeck today, has resulted in the spread of some of the most famous international varieties: in addition to the chenin blanc, the chardonnay, the sauvignon blanc, the cabernet sauvignon, the merlot, the pinot noir and the cinsault. Just from the cross between cinsault and pinot noir a new grape variety was born, the pinotage, now widely cultivated.

The southern lands have known viticulture only in fairly recent times. Australia has distinguished itself in particular for the wines produced with the syrah of the Rhône Valley, locally renamed Shiraz, the cabernet sauvignon and the merlot, which especially in the regions of the Barossa Valley and Coonwarra Valley, have found pedoclimatic conditions to produce intense reds and full-bodied. New Zealand, on the other hand, is above all a land of whites. Although Pinot Noir is making interesting progress, the most famous grape variety is surely Sauvignon Blanc, which offers very fragrant wines with aromatic profiles characterized by aromas of ripe fruit and tropical fruit. They are also cultivated with excellent results chardonnay, riesling, muüller-thurgau, cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Let's close with the United States of America. Napa Valley is known worldwide for the production of chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, zinfandel, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and in general for the most famous international varieties. The state of Oregon, particularly in the Willamette Walley area, has instead risen to the fore for excellent pinot noir.

Haut-Médoc AOC 5ème Cru Classé 2022 Château de Camensac

Pessac-Léognan AOC Grand Cru Classé de Graves 2022 Château Carbonnieux

Champagne AOC Brut Rosé J. Charpentier

Vermouth Red Belsazar

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Verzenay Extra Brut Tradition Jacques Rousseaux

Champagne AOC Extra Brut Cuvée Irizée Régis Poissinet

Côtes du Roussillon AOP Soleil Blanc 2020 Château Lauriga

Champagne AOC Extra Brut Granite Ployez-Jacquemart

Champagne AOC Brut Extra Quality Blanc de Blancs Ployez-Jacquemart

Mosel QbA Scharzhof Riesling 2022 Egon Müller

Puisseguin Saint-Émilion AOC Château des Laurets 2017 Baron Edmond de Rothschild

Margaux AOC 5ème Cru Classé 2021 Château du Tertre

Champagne Extra Brut AOC Grand Vintage 2016 Moët & Chandon

Tupungato Malbec IG Synthesis 2021 Finca Sophenia

Alsace Réserve AOC Gewürztraminer 2023 Gustave Lorentz

Rias Baixas DO Albariño El Palomar 2023 Zarate

Ribera del Duero DO Albillo Mayor 2021 Dominio del Pidio

Mendoza IG Malbec Catena Alta 2021 Catena Zapata