Top 100 wines of McLaren Vale - Page 6

Discover the top 100 best wines of McLaren Vale of Fleurieu as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of McLaren Vale and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region of McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 599 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2626 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Discover the grape variety: Durif

Durif noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Dauphiné). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Durif noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of McLaren Vale

wines from the region of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine or coral lentil dahl.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of McLaren Vale

On the nose in the region of McLaren Vale often reveals types of flavors of oak, melon or honeydew melon and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or vegetal. In the mouth in the region of McLaren Vale is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

News from the vineyard of McLaren Vale

Crurated wine members’ club raises $7.2m from investors

Crurated, which describes itself as a membership-based wine community, announced that it has raised $7.2m (£5.9m) from private investors. The group, founded in May 2021, said it will use the funds to ‘further evolve the technology platform, expand producer partnerships beyond France and Italy, and increase overall market share across the globe’. Alfonso de Gaetano, Crurated’s founder, said that around 50% of the fresh funding came from existing investors, alongside commitments from new backers. ...

Resolution in Valencian wine region border conflict

‘Por fin se ha hecho justicia.’ (Finally, justice has been served) This strongly-worded statement was made by the Denomination of Origin Utiel-Requena in Spain’s Autonomous Region of Valencia as part of a press announcement in July. It refers to a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that was fully ratified at the end of September, closing a decade-long conflict between the region’s three DOs that pitted Valencia against Utiel-Requena and Alicante. The latter two had demanded that grapes fro ...

Elaine Chukan Brown: In defence of Zinfandel

Foundational to the notion of terroir is the story of Burgundy. It is a relationship between Pinot Noir and the monks’ investment in defining place, identifying growing conditions in a complex tapestry of climat and cru that has inspired winemakers worldwide. Countless vintners have sought to replicate its magic elsewhere, planting Pinot around the globe. With it has developed an assertion almost unquestioned – Pinot Noir is the grape most expressive of terroir. But in wines grown outside the Co ...