Top 100 wines of King Valley - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best wines of King Valley of North East Victoria as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of King Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of King Valley

The wine region of King Valley is located in the region of North East Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pizzini or the Domaine Dal Zotto produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of King Valley are Sangiovese, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of King Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mushroom or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of forest floor, vanilla or leather.

In the mouth of King Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 117 estates and châteaux in the of King Valley, producing 425 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of King Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Discover the grape variety: Saperavi

Originally from Georgia - Kakhetie region - where it has been cultivated for a long time. This variety is found in many countries such as Russia, Bulgaria, the Caucasus and Crimean republics, etc. Care should be taken not to confuse it with others, which are admittedly quite similar, but which bear the name Saperavi, generally followed by another name. In France, the "real Saperavi" is practically unknown, it is however registered since November 2012 in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of King Valley

wines from the region of King Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of kig ha farz (breton stew), salmon and zucchini gratin or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of King Valley

On the nose in the region of King Valley often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, citrus or lemon. In the mouth in the region of King Valley is a powerful.

News from the vineyard of King Valley

Chinese customs seize over 1,100 bottles of fine wine from Hong Kong

According to China’s General Administration of Customs, the seized goods consisted of more than 1,000 bottles of Penfolds from Australia and over 100 bottles of top-end Bordeaux wine, including first growth labels such as Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Margaux. The Chinese customs authorities discovered the cases of illegally imported bottles by checking the amount of wine declared on the offending company’s documents against the actual number of items being transported. The smuggled good ...

Andrea Franchetti: Obituary

Andrea Franchetti, one of the most talented and visionary Italian producers, has died at the age of 72 in Rome. In 30 years exactly, he positioned his superTuscan Trinoro among the top Italian references, producing a wine with stylish elegance and outstanding potential for ageing. Franchetti’s Bordeaux blends were without the over-extractions that were on-trend in the 2000s, nor the excess of fruit following phenolic maturity. He followed a precise idea to produce classic wines for the long haul ...

Anthony Barton: tributes paid to Bordeaux wine great

The Barton family announced yesterday (19 January), ‘We have the immense sadness to inform you that our beloved Anthony Barton passed away at the age of 91 years old.’ Known as the ‘gentleman’ of Bordeaux wine and admired for his sense of humour and charisma, Anthony Barton was also widely respected for modernising family estates Léoville Barton and Langoa Barton – the respective 1855 second and third growth châteaux in the St-Julien appellation. Barton was credited, too, with maintaining ...