Top 100 wines of Walla Walla Valley - Page 8

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

Discovering the wine region of Walla Walla Valley

The wine region of Walla Walla Valley is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. We currently count 225 estates and châteaux in the of Walla Walla Valley, producing 840 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Walla Walla Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Walla Walla Valley

wines from the region of Walla Walla Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of bernard's potée, seven o'clock leg of lamb or roast doe in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Walla Walla Valley

On the nose in the region of Walla Walla Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Walla Walla Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.