The Winery A. Zirnhelt of Alsace

Winery A. Zirnhelt
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 514 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace

The Winery A. Zirnhelt is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery A. Zirnhelt wines

Looking for the best Winery A. Zirnhelt wines in Alsace among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery A. Zirnhelt wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery A. Zirnhelt wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery A. Zirnhelt

How Winery A. Zirnhelt wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of samoussa 3 reunionese cheeses, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or tuna rillettes with st moret.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt

In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery A. Zirnhelt. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt.

  • Pinot Blanc
  • Auxerrois

Discovering the wine region of Alsace

Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.

Almost all the wines produced in this region fall under one of these three appellations. Alsace Grand Cru wines are produced from one of the 51 privileged vineyards spread along the Length of the region. Alsace is the only French wine region to produce significant quantities of Riesling and Gewurztraminer. These two grape varieties are more commonly associated with German wines and are reminiscent of Alsace's history.

The top white wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery A. Zirnhelt

How Winery A. Zirnhelt wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of homemade pork curry, salmon steak on a bed of leeks or chicken with rice and curry cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt

On the nose the white wine of Winery A. Zirnhelt. often reveals types of flavors of peach, oak or minerality and sometimes also flavors of citrus, grapefruit or orange. In the mouth the white wine of Winery A. Zirnhelt. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.47/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Sylvaner

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top red wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery A. Zirnhelt

How Winery A. Zirnhelt wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of sauté of veal with chorizo, duck confit parmentier or basque chicken with chorizo.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt

  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery A. Zirnhelt.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Hautain (en)

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery A. Zirnhelt

Planning a wine route in the of Alsace? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery A. Zirnhelt.

Discover the grape variety: Auxerrois

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).

News about Winery A. Zirnhelt and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Hautain (en)

Pruning of the vine in height.

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