Nordes Gin 700ml Grape - Loire Valley Red After a stint in Tuscany

After a stint in Tuscany the couple behind Grifalco decided to decamp for a new project somewhere else in Italy

but designed to be had when you simply don’t want a beer

Yannick Doyard and his son Guillaume have become a beacon for precise

there’s legend that this vineyard in Navineaux is the first place that Melon de Bourgogne (the grape used to make Muscadet) was found

and bready aromas jump out of this bottle of blanc de blanc which is given added complexity by the addition of 45% of reserve Champagnes from Peters’ cellar

Nordes Gin 700ml Grape - Loire Valley Red After a stint in TuscanyDespite what you might think, the Spanish drink more Gin per capita than any other location on earthprimarily in Gin and Tonics which are served in huge, aroma enhancing glasses. Nordes is one of the best gins for that purpose. This Galician gin has eleven botanicals that are all macerated and distilled separately, one of the most impactful and interesting is Salicornia (a native sea vegetable that lends salinity and mineral maritime flavors. Overall