Top 100 wines of Lake Erie

Discovering the wine region of Lake Erie

Largest US AVA east of the Rockies (~16,000 ha) spanning New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio along Lake Erie. Lake-moderated climate extends the season. Concord signature labrusca grape (juice, jellies) with the distinctive "foxy" note. Rising vinifera: tense Riesling (lemon, green apple), full Chardonnay, peppery Cabernet Franc (raspberry, herb), floral Pinot Gris.

Fruity Vidal hybrid, fresh Seyval, dense Baco Noir. Fresh cool-climate wines.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Lake Erie

wines from the region of Lake Erie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese or gluten-free ham and olive cake.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Lake Erie

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