Top 100 wines of Swan District - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best wines of Swan District of Greater Perth as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Swan District and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Swan District

The wine region of Swan District is located in the region of Greater Perth of Australie de l'Ouest of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vino Volta or the Domaine Vino Volta produce mainly wines white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swan District are Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swan District often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Swan District, producing 2 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Swan District go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Swan District

wines from the region of Swan District go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, lamb meatballs with mint or potjevleesch.

News from the vineyard of Swan District

Ukraine winery’s mission to deliver bottles to DWWA

Amid the devastation and turmoil since Russia’s invasion on 24 February, Beykush winery on southern Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast has been among those attempting to continue operations as much as possible. Last week, Beykush began transporting thousands of wines to western Ukraine in order to protect them for possible export to other markets, winery director Svetlana Tsybak told Decanter. ‘Yesterday we sent three palettes, about 1,200 bottles, and today the same quantity,’ she said. She also s ...

Burgundy 2020 releases tap into ‘insatiable’ global demand

Liv-ex said the trade ‘is reporting strong sales’ of Burgundy 2020 wines following the first en primeur releases in recent weeks, despite higher prices. Decanter’s Charles Curtis MW rated Côte d’Or reds and whites highly in his Burgundy 2020 overview, published earlier this month. Liv-ex’s new Burgundy report also suggested that getting hold of some wines has become even more difficult. ‘The trade continues to report an insatiable global buying appetite that has led to reduced alloca ...

Buying wine en primeur: How to approach it

Colin Hay, a professor of political economy with a special interest in the Place de Bordeaux, considers the different ways of approaching en primeur purchasing, ahead of this year’s 2021 campaign. Buying en primeur wines is a rather strange and, arguably, arcane system of buying and selling in which the consumer purchases the wine typically in the early summer following the vintage even though it will not be bottled and delivered for a further 12-18 months. It is, in effect, a futures mark ...

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Swan District