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Winery Alain IgnaceVacqueyras
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Vacqueyras
Pairings that work perfectly with Vacqueyras
Original food and wine pairings with Vacqueyras
The Vacqueyras of Winery Alain Ignace matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, marielle's lamb and eggplant parmentier or rabbit with beer and mustard.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alain Ignace's Vacqueyras.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Winery Alain Ignace
The Winery Alain Ignace is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Vacqueyras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vacqueyras
The wine region of Vacqueyras is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Seigneur de Lauris or the Clos de Caveau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vacqueyras are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vacqueyras often reveals types of flavors of smoke, lemon or bay leaf and sometimes also flavors of black olive, grass or thyme.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
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The word of the wine: Alcohol content
Quantity of alcohol in wine and in all alcoholic beverages, expressed in degrees or as a percentage.