The wine region of Lake Michigan Shore is located in the region of Michigan of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Fenn Valley Vineyards or the Domaine Round Barn produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lake Michigan Shore are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lake Michigan Shore often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, oaky or apples and sometimes also flavors of oak, tropical fruit or microbio.
In the mouth of Lake Michigan Shore is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 34 estates and châteaux in the of Lake Michigan Shore, producing 237 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lake Michigan Shore go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
red wines from the region of Lake Michigan Shore go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or braised (green) cabbage.
On the nose in the region of Lake Michigan Shore often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, spices or earth. In the mouth in the region of Lake Michigan Shore is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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