Top 100 wines of Lavaux - Page 5

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

Discovering the wine region of Lavaux

The wine region of Lavaux is located in the region of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Louis Bovard or the Château de Chillon produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lavaux are Chasselas, Pinot noir and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lavaux often reveals types of flavors of peach, cheese or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, floral or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Lavaux is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 97 estates and châteaux in the of Lavaux, producing 230 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lavaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.

Discover the grape variety: Garanoir

Intraspecific cross between Gamay and Reichensteiner obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet at the Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station (Switzerland). From this same crossbreed, Gamaret and Mara were also born.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Lavaux

wines from the region of Lavaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of piperade, provencal bourride or berthoud (savoie).

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Lavaux

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

News from the vineyard of Lavaux

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Winners of the 2023 Star Wine List of the Year Awards UK revealed

For the UK’s third edition of the Star Wine List of the Year Awards, held in partnership with trade title The Buyer, a jury of top sommeliers was brought together to judge over 100 wine lists from restaurants and bars across the UK. Spanning 12 categories, the winning establishments [see below] were picked by consultant sommelier and wine director at Ten Trinity Square Jan Konetzki, Piotr Petras MS, Ronan Sayburn MS and Ruth Spivey, wine consultant and Star Wine List’s UK Ambassador. ...

Moldovan winery creates ‘Freedom Blend’ to support Ukrainian refugees

The ‘Freedom Blend’blend uses a combination of indigenous grape varieties from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to symbolise and celebrate freedom in those countries. Purcari is located just 15 miles from the Ukrainian border. It has turned its luxury suites, tasting rooms and conferences rooms into emergency accommodation, housing more than 5,000 people that have fled war-torn Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion. The award-winning winery – which claimed best-in-show, platinum an ...