The Winery Achille Thirion of Alsace

Winery Achille Thirion
The winery offers 29 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 619 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace

The Winery Achille Thirion is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 29 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Achille Thirion wines

Looking for the best Winery Achille Thirion wines in Alsace among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Achille Thirion 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 Achille Thirion wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Achille Thirion

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Achille Thirion

How Winery Achille Thirion 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, papillotes of mackerel or tuscan linguine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Achille Thirion

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Achille Thirion. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Achille Thirion

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Achille Thirion.

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

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 sparkling wines of Winery Achille Thirion

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Achille Thirion

How Winery Achille Thirion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of fondue with lao sukiyaki sauce (laos), pumpkin and bacon pie or macaroons foie gras / figs.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Achille Thirion

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Achille Thirion. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Achille Thirion.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sylvaner

The sylvaner is grown mainly in Germany and Alsace. The buds are somewhat cottony and the young leaves are green. The same applies to the ribbed branches. Once mature, the dominant colour is golden-green and small elliptical berries with small to medium-sized bunches can be seen. The ripe fruit is then adorned by five-lobed leaves. This variety is susceptible to chlorosis, gray mold, powdery mildew and mildew. It is also sensitive to frost and wind because of its long branches. It can be grown in any kind of soil, although it prefers stony, sandy and light soils. It is indeed moderately acidic and offers a complex set of aromas such as bitter almond, fruity and floral background. The taste has an excellent mixture of honey and candied or dried fruits.

The top red wines of Winery Achille Thirion

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Achille Thirion

How Winery Achille Thirion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of casserons in the country style, civet of wild boar or chicken el diablo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Achille Thirion

On the nose the red wine of Winery Achille Thirion. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Achille Thirion. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Achille Thirion

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Achille Thirion.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: White Grenache

White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.

The top sweet wines of Winery Achille Thirion

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Achille Thirion

How Winery Achille Thirion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of turkey roulades, flavoured sauce, steamed ginger fish (china) or saka-saka.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Achille Thirion

  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Achille Thirion.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Winery Achille Thirion

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Achille Thirion

How Winery Achille Thirion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal with milk and rosemary, roast pork with milk or duckling with bigarrade.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Achille Thirion.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Dosing liqueur (champagne)

Also known as liqueur d'expédition, a solution made up of wine and sugar added to champagne after disgorgement and which determines the type of wine: extra-brut, brut, extra-dry, dry, demi-sec.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Achille Thirion

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 Achille Thirion.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc

Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.

News about Winery Achille Thirion and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Cruzille

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Cruzille, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

The word of the wine: White Grenache

White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.

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