Wines made from Concord grapes of Outer Coastal Plain
Discover the best wines made with Concord as a single variety or as a blend of Outer Coastal Plain.
More informations about the variety Concord
It is the result of a seedling planted in the United States, around 1840, recovered near the Concord River, a small river located east of Massachusetts. According to genetic analysis, it is an interspecific cross between the catawba and a vitis labrusca. Concord was for a long time the main variety cultivated in North America. It was introduced into Europe at the beginning of the 19th century, in France at the beginning of the phylloxera crisis, but was not widely propagated. It could be found in the Valleraugue region (Gard) at the foot of Mont Aigoual, in the Ardèche (our photos), etc. Today, it exists only as an isolated strain that can sometimes be found on the edge of a slope, which was our case. Through various and numerous crosses, it has been used to obtain some rootstocks and direct producer hybrids, which have now almost all disappeared.
More informations about the region of New Jersey
The wine region of Outer Coastal Plain is located in the region of New Jersey of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Heritage or the Domaine Amalthea Cellars produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Outer Coastal Plain are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Outer Coastal Plain often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.