Top 100 wines of Mornington Peninsula - Page 4

Discover the top 100 best wines of Mornington Peninsula of Port Phillip as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Mornington Peninsula and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Mornington Peninsula

The wine region of Mornington Peninsula is located in the region of Port Phillip of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Moorooduc or the Domaine Hurley produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mornington Peninsula are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mornington Peninsula often reveals types of flavors of cream, mint or lime and sometimes also flavors of butter, peach or tropical.

In the mouth of Mornington Peninsula is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 153 estates and châteaux in the of Mornington Peninsula, producing 653 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mornington Peninsula go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Mornington Peninsula

wines from the region of Mornington Peninsula go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed), vitello tonnato or quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Mornington Peninsula

On the nose in the region of Mornington Peninsula often reveals types of flavors of spices, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Mornington Peninsula is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Mornington Peninsula

Fine wine prices rise in 2022 amid ‘warning signs’, says Liv-ex

Fine wine prices have outperformed mainstream equities in 2022, notably led by top Burgundy and Champagne brands, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. ‘Fine wine continues to offer relative stability and act as an inflationary hedge,’ said the group, which is considered one of several indicators of market performance. Its benchmark Liv-ex 100 index rose by 7.1% in sterling currency in the first 11 months of 2022, despite dipping in November. The 10 most traded wines by value on Liv-e ...

Walls: Côte-Rôtie 2019 in bottle

On 28 June 2019, France recorded its highest ever temperature: 45.9 ̊ C (114.6°F) in Gallargues-le-Montueux, just outside the Costières de Nîmes appellation. Further north in Côte-Rôtie the mercury didn’t reach quite so high, but it was still a season marked by extreme heat. I was worried that the 2019 Côte-Rôties might resemble the jammy 2003s, a vintage I tend to avoid. Thankfully the vines coped much better this time around, and produced some exciting, exuberant wines – but not all. Some tipp ...

Kerin O’Keefe: Decant older wines? Never

I’ve had the ‘decant or not decant’ conversation countless times with wine lovers and industry insiders, and have discovered that most either love or hate these seemingly benign glass containers. I fall firmly into the hate ’em camp, especially when it comes to decanting old wines. Aged wines are fragile, and after years of being under cork the sudden explosion of oxygen creates the worst possible shock. On impact, the wine loses aromas and flavours that will never be recovered. Decanting is lik ...