Wines made from Aligoté grapes of Crimea
Discover the best wines made with Aligoté as a single variety or as a blend of Crimea.
More informations about the variety Aligoté
Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.
More informations about the region of Crimea
Turkey, located on the Anatolian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, produces more grapes than any other country in the world. However, only a very small proportion of these grapes are made into wine; as a predominantly Muslim nation, Turkey's per capita Alcohol consumption is very low. The lack of wine production in Turkey is highly ironic, as wine historians believe that viticulture and winemaking originated in this Part of the world. Archaeological projects in Turkey and neighboring countries in the Levant have uncovered evidence suggesting that primitive VineBreeding was part of life here more than 6,000 years ago, which explains the abundance of wine grapes (vinifera).
What are the typical flavors of the Aligoté grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 8% of Aligoté
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Aligoté
- EarthPresent in 2% of Aligoté
- ApplesPresent in 1% of Aligoté
- YeastPresent in 1% of Aligoté
- Non oakPresent in 1% of Aligoté
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Aligoté
- OakPresent in 1% of Aligoté
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Aligoté
- Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Aligoté