Winery AltenkirchPfaffenwies Riesling Erstes Gewächs
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Pfaffenwies Riesling Erstes Gewächs from the Winery Altenkirch
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pfaffenwies Riesling Erstes Gewächs of Winery Altenkirch in the region of Rheingau is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Pfaffenwies Riesling Erstes Gewächs
Pairings that work perfectly with Pfaffenwies Riesling Erstes Gewächs
Original food and wine pairings with Pfaffenwies Riesling Erstes Gewächs
The Pfaffenwies Riesling Erstes Gewächs of Winery Altenkirch matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of eggs in meurette, linguine with shrimp and spicy tomato sauce or chicken curry with coconut milk and cashew nuts.
Details and technical informations about Winery Altenkirch's Pfaffenwies Riesling Erstes Gewächs.
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.
Informations about the Winery Altenkirch
The Winery Altenkirch is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Rheingau to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rheingau
Rheingau is one of the most important of Germany's 13 Anbaugebiete wine regions. However it is far from the biggest; with 3,076 hectares (7,600 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards documented in 2012, its output is around one tenth of that from the Pfalz and Rheinhessen regions. Located on the Rhine a 20-minute drive west of Frankfurt, the -gau suffix denotes that it was once a county of the Frankish Empire. The classic Rheingau wine is a DryRiesling with pronounced Acidity and aromas of citrus fruits and smoke-tinged minerality – typically more "masculine" than its equivalent from the Mosel.
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The word of the wine: Acescence
An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.
