The best wines of Lake Erie

Discover the best wines of Lake Erie of Ohio as well as the best winemakers of Lake Erie and estates of Lake Erie to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Lake Erie and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Lake Erie by region

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

Great red wines of Lake Erie

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Want to buy a red wine of Lake Erie cheap or sell a red wine of Lake Erie 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.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Lake Erie

Red wines from the region of Lake Erie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes or the garbure.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Lake Erie

On the nose the red wine of the region of Lake Erie. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Lake Erie

  • 2008With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.94/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Lake Erie

  • Concord
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Noiret
  • Niagara
  • Barbera
  • Zinfandel

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Lake Erie

A wine route planned in the region of Lake Erie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Lake Erie.

Discovering the wine region of Lake Erie

The wine region of Lake Erie is located in the region of Ohio of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mon Ami or the Domaine M Cellars produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lake Erie are Riesling, Catawba and Concord, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lake Erie often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or microbio.

We currently count 24 estates and châteaux in the of Lake Erie, producing 63 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lake Erie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese.

Great white wines of Lake Erie

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Lake Erie

White wines from the region of Lake Erie go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of sauté of pork with chorizo, salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots or chicken tagine with apricots.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Lake Erie

On the nose the white wine of the region of Lake Erie. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Lake Erie

  • 2008With an average score of 3.10/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Lake Erie

  • Riesling
  • Traminette
  • Vidal Blanc
  • Cayuga White
  • Vignoles
  • Catawba

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Lake Erie

A wine route planned in the region of Lake Erie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Lake Erie.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

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.

Great sparkling wines of Lake Erie

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Lake Erie

Sparkling wines from the region of Lake Erie go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of escalope cordon bleu, croque-monsieur or duck breast with honey and raspberry vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Lake Erie

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Lake Erie. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or red fruit.

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Lake Erie

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Côte des Bar

This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.

Great pink wines of Lake Erie

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Lake Erie

Pink wines from the region of Lake Erie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, saddle of venison with fresh cream or mashed potatoes with chastillon cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Lake Erie

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Lake Erie. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Lake Erie

  • Grenache
  • Merlot
  • Catawba
  • Chambourcin
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Lake Erie

A wine route planned in the region of Lake Erie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Lake Erie.

Discover the grape variety: Vidal blanc

An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-Louis Vidal, between Ugni Blanc and 4986 Seibel or Golden Ray, its foliage reminiscent of that of Ugni Blanc. It can be found in the United States and Canada, but is little known in France.

Great sweet wines of Lake Erie

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Lake Erie

Sweet wines from the region of Lake Erie go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of nanie's diced ham quiche, lemon and tuna risotto or roast doe in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Lake Erie

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Lake Erie. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Lake Erie

  • 2013With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Lake Erie

  • Vidal Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Niagara
  • Concord
  • Vidal

The word of the wine: Balance

Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.

News from the vineyard of Lake Erie

Kylie Minogue launches her wine range in the US

The ‘Spinning Around’ singer launched the wines on her birthday in 2020 as part of a collaboration with London-based Benchmark Drinks. The firm, founded by former Accolade Wines chief executive Paul Schaafsma, specialises in celebrity partnerships. It has also launched wines in tandem with Sarah Jessica Parker, Ian Botham and Graham Norton. Yet the Kylie Minogue range has been one of the star performers, selling 3.5 million bottles in the UK and a further 1.5 million bottles in 15 international ...

Americans swindled in $13m wine investment scam

The authorities have charged Casey Alexander, who lives in the UK, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is accused of running three companies – Windsor Jones, Charles Winn and Vintage Whisky Casks – which obtained the phone numbers of elderly Americans and cold-called them. Investigators said the companies used ‘aggressive and deceptive tactics’ to convince people to wire them money, promising them huge returns. Windsor Jones’ website, which lists the company’s address as Wilmington, D ...

DO Montsant increases transparency

The focus is upon a new series of back label additions which will be: Viticultor – Elaborador: viticulturist/winemaker aka vigneron Embotellador – Elaborador: bottler Comercialitzadora: commercial wine agent aka negociant Work on these changes began at their 15th anniversary back in 2016 and has been ongoing since. Despite this length of time, part of their introduction has clearly been spurned by the recent wine fraud case wherein hundreds of thousands of their (and other locals DO’s) bac ...

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