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Italian Swiss Colony. / 38.29333°N 122.45556°W / 38.29333; -122.45556. Italian Swiss Colony was a 19th and 20th-century American wine company and brand. Based in Asti, Sonoma County, California, Italian Swiss Colony was at one time the leading wine producer in California. [3]
List of Burgundy Grands Crus. Grand Cru (great growth) is the highest level in the vineyard classification of Burgundy. There are a total of 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards (excluding Beaujolais )—of which 356 hectares (880 acres) produce red wine ...
In 1953, Petri wine bought the winemaker Italian Swiss Colony, which was about the same size as Petri at the time. [5] As of 1955, Petri Wine was based in Escalon, California, and the Petri Wine name was used for wines produced by the Allied Grape Growers. [1] Louis Petri continued to head both the Petri Wine operation and the Allied Grape ...
Wine shop in Lavaux. Swiss wine is produced from nearly 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of vineyards, and the wines are mainly produced in the west and in the south of Switzerland, in the cantons of Geneva, Neuchâtel, Ticino, Valais and Vaud. White grape varieties are grown on 43% of the country's vineyard area, and red grape varieties on 57%.
Asti is an unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is located near U.S. Route 101 in the Alexander Valley between Cloverdale, Geyserville and Healdsburg, and was named after the city in northern Italy (toponym in Italian instead of Piedmontese) [2] In 1881, Andrea Sbarboro established two communities, Asti and ...
Ticino (wine region) Ticino has a long tradition of winemaking, being the southernmost region of Switzerland. Wine has been produced there since the Roman era. The region is known for its Merlot, which was introduced in the early 20th century. Geographically the wine region is located on the south side of the Alps and includes the canton of ...
Wine-producing regions in Turkey. White wine grapes: [12] Altıntaş – Marmara region and Bozcaada. Beylerce – Bilecik area. Bornova Misketi – İzmir area. Emir – Nevşehir (Cappadocia) area. Hasandede – Ankara and central Anatolia. Narince – Tokat area. Rumi, Kabarcık, Dökülgen – Southeastern Anatolia region.
Enotourism. Typical winery tasting room. Enotourism, oenotourism, wine tourism, or vinitourism refers to tourism whose purpose is or includes the tasting, consumption or purchase of wine, often at or near the source. Where other types of tourism are often passive in nature, enotourism can consist of visits to wineries, tasting wines, vineyard ...