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: Chancellor

Coloured and fruity reds with a dense ruby robe, supple tannins and fresh acidity, with aromas of red and black fruits (cherry, blackberry, plum), soft spices and slightly herbaceous notes. Round mouthfeel, best drunk young. A highly frost- and disease-resistant hybrid, the driving force of northern vineyards: north-eastern USA (Finger Lakes, Pennsylvania) and Canada (Ontario). A French hybrid created around 1920 by Albert Seibel (Seibel 7053).

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 quick and easy monkfish tail, auvergne potée or shepherd's pie and leek fondue.

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.