WHEN LUXURY HOUSES LAUNCH IN WINE

This summer 2020, two haute couture houses ventured off the catwalks to come and titillate the palate of wine lovers. The famous brands Dolce & Gabbana and Chanel have signed bottles that are the delight of fashionable evenings. These prestigious wines are born in paradisiacal islands. From Porquerolles to Sicily, let's go to meet island wines with prestigious labels.

Chanel: wines with Mediterranean flavors

As we knew, the Chanel house is at the head of great Bordeaux châteaux such as Canon, Berliquet (Saint-Emilion) and Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux). However, since October 2019, she has become the owner of Domaine de l'Île in Porquerolles. In this paradisiacal place and on these island lands, she intends to cultivate wines in the sun and in the wind.

At the head of this project, we find the oenologist and agricultural engineer Nicolas Audebert, who has been working on Chanel's vineyards since 2015. This native of the country

Dolce & Gabanna, a rosé at the forefront of fashion

In collaboration with the domain of Donnafugata, the Milanese brand managed by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana gave birth to “Rosa”, a delicate wine with the scent of jasmine. Donnafugata was founded in Sicily in 1983 by the Rallo family. Her name means "The woman on the run". It alludes to Queen Maria Carolina, wife of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, who fled to seek refuge in Sicily as the Napoleonic troops approached Naples. She settled down exactly where the winery's vineyards are today.

The duo Dolce & Gabanna declares: “We are Italians, we love to eat and taste a good wine such as this Rosa cuvée, born from our collaboration with Donnafugata. For us, it's like tasting the scent of our land, reviewing its colors and feeling its atmosphere ".

Rosa is a very pale pink wine with fruity notes of wild strawberry, peach and bergamot. It is a nectar of great finesse that can be enjoyed chilled as an aperitif and goes wonderfully with fish or a salad. Its refined label is inspired by hand-painted Sicilian carts. This summer 2020, it delighted enthusiasts who snatched it away at the price of around 30 euros a bottle. It is practically impossible to find any during this fall 2020. So we will probably have to wait for the next vintage.