The best wines of Vallee du Torgan

Discover the best wines of Vallee du Torgan of Vin de Pays as well as the best winemakers of Vallee du Torgan and estates of Vallee du Torgan to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Vallee du Torgan and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Vallee du Torgan by region

Looking for a good wine of Vallee du Torgan of Vin de Pays among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Vallee du Torgan. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Vallee du Torgan with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Vallee du Torgan

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Vallee du Torgan

Red wines from the region of Vallee du Torgan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), lasagna bolognese or veal chop normandy style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Vallee du Torgan

In the mouth the red wine of the region of Vallee du Torgan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Vallee du Torgan

  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.70/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Vallee du Torgan

  • Merlot
  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Vallee du Torgan

The wine region of Vallee du Torgan is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bertrand-Bergé or the Domaine Mont Tauch produce mainly wines pink, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vallee du Torgan are Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. In the mouth of Vallee du Torgan is a powerful with a nice freshness.

We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of Vallee du Torgan, producing 10 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Vallee du Torgan go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry.

Great white wines of Vallee du Torgan

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Vallee du Torgan

White wines from the region of Vallee du Torgan go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta and peppers, summer tuna quiche or wiener schnitzel or viennese schnitzel.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Vallee du Torgan

In the mouth the white wine of the region of Vallee du Torgan. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Vallee du Torgan

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Vallee du Torgan

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Macabeo
  • Grenache Gris
  • Moscatel

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great pink wines of Vallee du Torgan

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Vallee du Torgan

Pink wines from the region of Vallee du Torgan go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of the corsican soup, goat cheese and bacon quiche or seed crackers.

The best vintages in pink wine of Vallee du Torgan

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Vallee du Torgan

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News from the vineyard of Vallee du Torgan

Rare Napa wine of Judgement of Paris fame sells for $12,000

Heritage Auctions said a single bottle of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘SLV’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1973 – representing the Napa Valley red wine that beat top Bordeaux in the landmark 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting – fetched $12,300. That marks a new record auction price for the wine, said Heritage. It was sold to a bidder who wished to remain anonymous during an auction of nearly 4,000 wines from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘legacy collection’. Steven Spurrier’s 1976 Judge ...

The Macallan launches 81-year-old whisky

The spirit was filled into a single ex-Sherry cask at the Speyside distillery in 1940, shortly before The Second World War forced The Macallan to close for the first time in its history. Bottled at 41.6% abv, only 288 decanters are available worldwide, featuring eye-catching packaging: a mouth-blown glass decanter sitting on a bronze sculpture of three hands, created by Scottish artist Saskia Robinson. The hands represent the distillery workers of 1940 who made the whisky; former Macallan chairm ...

Plan for major English winery development in Kent blocked

Medway councillors in Kent have voted against plans to build the ‘Kentish Wine Vault’ English winery on ‘green belt’ land located in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), surrounding the small village of Cuxton. Plans for the major winery development were submitted by Vineyard Farms Ltd, sister group of MDCV UK Ltd, which is controlled by Mark Dixon, the billionaire British businessman resident of Monaco. Designed by leading architecture group Foster &am ...