The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quilceda Creek or the Domaine Passing Time produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Horse Heaven Hills are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Horse Heaven Hills often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, butter or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or chard.
In the mouth of Horse Heaven Hills is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 148 estates and châteaux in the of Horse Heaven Hills, producing 408 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Horse Heaven Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
red wines from the region of Horse Heaven Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, lamb collar with mustard or duck breast in the oven.
On the nose in the region of Horse Heaven Hills often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Horse Heaven Hills is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
