Top 100 wines of Long Island - Page 5

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

Discovering the wine region of Long Island

The wine region of Long Island is located in the region of New York of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wölffer Estate or the Domaine Wölffer Estate produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Long Island are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Long Island often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of floral, red fruit or non oak.

In the mouth of Long Island is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble. We currently count 24 estates and châteaux in the of Long Island, producing 127 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Long Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Long Island

wines from the region of Long Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of korean bibimbap, rabbit with leeks or balinese-style bonito.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Long Island

On the nose in the region of Long Island often reveals types of flavors of spices, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or tree fruit.