Looking for a good wine of Franche-Comte of Vin de Pays among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Franche-Comte. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Franche-Comte with technical and enological descriptions.
Want to buy a red wine of Franche-Comte cheap or sell a red wine of Franche-Comte at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Red wines from the region of Franche-Comte go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, italian pasta or veal saltimbocca.
On the nose the red wine of the region of Franche-Comte. often reveals types of flavors of leather, cranberry or floral and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Franche-Comte. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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Franche-Comté is the regional PGI title covering both still and Sparkling wines from a large mountainous region in eastern France. The region is made up of the departments of Haute-Saône, Doubs and Jura, the latter of which is home to the Jura wine region and many appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOC) such as Arbois. The PGI offers more freedom to the region's winemakers, both geographically and in terms of winemaking. The Franche-Comté region - one of France's 27 official regions - borders Switzerland.
The wine region of AlsaceLies to the North, while the vineyards of Savoy occupy the Alps to the South. Burgundy lies to the west and has had a significant impact on the style of wines produced here: mainly from Pinot Noir, Gamay and Chardonnay, as well as the Swiss grape Poulsard. The terrain in Franche-Comté is dominated by the Jura Mountains which separate France and Switzerland. These mountains are formed of Jurassic limestone, which has given rise to the clay-limestone soils found throughout the region.
Want to buy a white wine of Franche-Comte cheap or sell a white wine of Franche-Comte at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
White wines from the region of Franche-Comte go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of simmered pork cheeks with cream sauce and dijon mustard, salmon in foil in the microwave or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
On the nose the white wine of the region of Franche-Comte. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus, butter or green apple.
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Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Want to buy a pink wine of Franche-Comte cheap or sell a pink wine of Franche-Comte at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Pink wines from the region of Franche-Comte go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten, sauté of veal with corsican style or bare-assed cockerel (ardennes).
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Auxerrois is a white grape variety native to Lorraine, which is also found in Alsace and in the Loire Valley, where it took off in 1950. Its name comes from the nurseries in Auxerre where it found refuge during the Second World War. Often called Pinot Auxerrois, it is part of the Moselle, Alsace and Côtes-de-Toul AOC grape varieties. Auxerrois should not be confused with côt or malbec, which are red grape varieties from the Cahors region and which may bear the same name. The bunches of Auxerrois are of medium size with small berries. It is a semi-late grape variety whose buds only come out when temperatures are well above 10°C. Auxerrois wines are characterized by finesse and acidity and subtle aromas of exotic fruits, fruits and white flowers. In France, it represents 1,600 hectares of production and some small parcels of Auxerrois are also present in Luxembourg, Germany, Canada and South Africa (2,300 hectares in total).
Want to buy a sweet wine of Franche-Comte cheap or sell a sweet wine of Franche-Comte at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Sweet wines from the region of Franche-Comte go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pan-fried black pudding with apples, tuna nuggets or quiche lorraine.
A wine route planned in the region of Franche-Comte? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Franche-Comte.
Action consisting of draining the wine from a vat of red wine (free-run wine), the marc then being pressed to obtain the press wine.
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