The best wines of Shawnee Hills

Discover the best wines of Shawnee Hills of Illinois as well as the best winemakers of Shawnee Hills and estates of Shawnee Hills to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Shawnee Hills and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Shawnee Hills by region

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

Great red wines of Shawnee Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Shawnee Hills

Red wines from the region of Shawnee Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls, turkey roulades, flavoured sauce or mixed paella valenciana.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Shawnee Hills

On the nose the red wine of the region of Shawnee Hills. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Shawnee Hills

  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Shawnee Hills

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Norton
  • Chambourcin

Discovering the wine region of Shawnee Hills

The wine region of Shawnee Hills is located in the region of Illinois of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Blue Sky or the Domaine Blue Sky produce mainly wines red, pink and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Shawnee Hills are Cabernet franc et Chambourcin, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Shawnee Hills often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Shawnee Hills, producing 4 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Shawnee Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

Great pink wines of Shawnee Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Shawnee Hills

Pink wines from the region of Shawnee Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Chambourcin

Chambourcin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Chambourcin noir can be found in several vineyards: Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica.

Great sweet wines of Shawnee Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Shawnee Hills

Sweet wines from the region of Shawnee Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Shawnee Hills

  • Niagara

The word of the wine: Residual sugars

Sugars not transformed into alcohol and naturally present in the wine. The perception of residual sugars is conditioned by the acidity of the wine. The more acidic the wine is, the less sweet it will seem, given the same amount of sugar.

News from the vineyard of Shawnee Hills

Thirst for Italy’s Franciacorta grows with record sales

Franciacorta producers have reported sales up by 28.3% last year, compared to 2020, when sales fell by nearly 10% to 15.8 million bottles. Sales of 20.3m bottles in 2021 were also higher than the pre-pandemic total of 17.6m bottles in 2019, according to the Franciacorta Consortium. It declined to disclose the value of sales, but there is optimism among winemakers that more consumers are discovering these traditional-method sparkling wines from Brescia in Lombardy. Arturo Ziliani, CEO of Berlucch ...

Ten years on: Chinese wine’s breakthrough moment at DWWA

The prestige attached to winning at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) means that being awarded a Bronze medal for some wineries will mean huge celebrations in China, Japan, India, or Thailand. Since the competition began in 2004, I have often reminded judges on my panel about this – whether they are journalists, sommeliers, educators, Masters of Wine or Master Sommeliers. Scroll down for new tasting notes and scores on Jia Bei Lan vintages: from the Chinese wine label that won big at DWWA 20 ...

Walls: Vacqueyras 2015 vs 2016 – how are they drinking now?

When most winemakers retire, their most important legacy is the wines they made, tucked away in cellars around the world. But Serge Férigoule of Domaine le Sang des Cailloux leaves more than just his superlative red and white Vacqueyras. Diary of a winemaker Every day of his working life, Serge took notes of climatic observations from his vineyards, filling stacks of notebooks. They will provide an invaluable insight into a changing climate for generations to come. Scroll down to see Matt Walls& ...