Winery Alexander VineyardsBlanco
White wine
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Blanco
Pairings that work perfectly with Blanco
Original food and wine pairings with Blanco
The Blanco of Winery Alexander Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of cassolettes of scallops, parmesan and poppy seed tuiles (5th meeting) or cod fillets marinated in olive oil with vegetables.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alexander Vineyards's Blanco.
Discover the grape variety: Oeillade blanche
It is said to originate from the south of France, most certainly from Provence. Today, it is practically no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of vine varieties, list A1. - Synonyms: oeillade blanche, aragnan or araignan blanc, grosse clairette, papadoux, milhaud blanc in the Tarn. Note that many grape varieties have picardan as a synonym. The one described here has nothing in common with cinsaut and it is not the white form of oeillade noire (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !).
Informations about the Winery Alexander Vineyards
The Winery Alexander Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Rioja Alavesa to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rioja Alavesa
The wine region of Rioja Alavesa is located in the region of Rioja of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Artadi or the Domaine Bodegas Loli Casado produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rioja Alavesa are Tempranillo et Verdejo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rioja Alavesa often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, cigar or espresso.
The wine region of Rioja
Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.
The word of the wine: Gravelle
Term designating the deposit of tartar crystals in bottled white wines.
