Top 100 wines of Southern Fieurieu

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

Discovering the wine region of Southern Fieurieu

The wine region of Southern Fieurieu is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinteloper or the Domaine Mosquito Hill produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Southern Fieurieu are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Southern Fieurieu often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Southern Fieurieu is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 5 estates and châteaux in the of Southern Fieurieu, producing 8 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Southern Fieurieu go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms.

News from the vineyard of Southern Fieurieu

Berry Bros & Rudd cuts packaging with capsule-free wine

UK-based Berry Bros & Rudd said it will start selling capsule-free wine this month, beginning with its ‘Own Selection’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019, produced for the company by Château La Nerthe. The fine wine and spirits merchant said it also planned to remove capsules from other Own Selection products in a phased initiative that aims to reduce packaging, preserve materials and avoid waste. While some wines for longer-term ageing are considered to benefit from capsules, Berry Bros & ...

Scientists find new clues to ‘billion-dollar’ vine diseases

New research on grapevine trunk diseases has shown how fungi can collaborate to attack a vine via a kind of ‘extracellular bomb’. Antioxidants may help wineries to fight back, said the international group of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) have been of growing concern to vineyard owners in recent decades. Almost 20% of the world’s vineyards were affected, said the International Organisation for Vine & Wine in 2015. A 201 ...

Argentina confirms Balcarce as Buenos Aires’ fourth GI

Approved by the INV viticultural institute on 1 July, Balcarce is the fourth GI to be named in the province of Buenos Aires. The province was largely abandoned as a winemaking region in the 1930s following a law permitting wine to be made only in the Andean Cuyo region, but is is slowly making a name for itself once again with cool climate vintages. Encompassing coast, prairie and the Tandilia mountains, Balcarce is located 37 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and has until recently been known for p ...