Top 100 wines of Grampians
Discover the top 100 best wines of Grampians of Western Victoria as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Grampians and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Grampians
The wine region of Grampians is located in the region of Western Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mount Langi Ghiran or the Domaine Halls Gap produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grampians are Riesling, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grampians often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mushroom or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
In the mouth of Grampians is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 39 estates and châteaux in the of Grampians, producing 113 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Grampians go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Grampians
wines from the region of Grampians go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or venison stew.
News from the vineyard of Grampians
The Wine Society improves provenance and quality of The Blind Spot
The Wine Society has made a move to improve the provenance and quality of its exclusive The Blind Spot wine range. The business said it would, for the first time in its history, provide the funding for buying grapes rather than liquid for the range of Australian wines. Winemaker Mac Forbes has spend the last decade identifying ‘interesting’ parcels of wine for the range, which has been an integral part of The Wine Society’s portfolio for the past 10 years, and securing them before th ...
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 ...
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 ...