Winery Afton Mountain VineyardGewürztraminer

White wine of Monticello of Virginia of United States

4.0

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Gewürztraminer of Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard is a white wine from the region of Monticello of Virginia.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mild and soft cheese.
The Gewürztraminer of the Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard is in the top 30 of wines of Monticello.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Gewürztraminer of Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Gewürztraminer

Pairings that work perfectly with Gewürztraminer

Original food and wine pairings with Gewürztraminer

Spicy food

Sweet desserts

The Gewürztraminer of Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of skate wing with shallots, grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade or plain cupcakes.

Details and technical informations about Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard's Gewürztraminer.

Winery

Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard

Grape varieties

Gewurztraminer

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Gewürztraminer - 2012

In the top 30 of of Monticello wines

Average rating: 3.8

The best vintages of Gewürztraminer from Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard are 2012

Informations about the Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard

The winery offers 21 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Monticello in the region of Virginia

The Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Monticello to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 30000 of of United States wines

In the top 40 of of Monticello wines

In the top 50000 of white wines

In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Monticello

The wine region of Monticello is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jefferson Vineyards or the Domaine Jefferson Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monticello are Cabernet franc, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monticello often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The wine region of Virginia

Virginia is a state on the eastern seaboard of the United States, located immediately South of Maryland and North of the Carolinas. The state covers 42,750 square miles (110,750 km2) of mountains, valleys and the Atlantic coastal Complex that forms its eastern border. From the Cumberland and Blue Ridge Mountains in the west to the coastal creeks and estuaries in the east, Virginia's topography and geology are varied, to say the least. The landscape around the Chesapeake Bay - a vast coastal inlet that separates the main state from its Eastern Shore - could hardly be more different from that below Mt Rogers (1,750m), 480km to the west.

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