The Winery Apaltagua is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 75 wines for sale in of Curico Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Apaltagua wines in Curico Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Apaltagua 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 Apaltagua wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Apaltagua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of lobster in court-bouillon, goat cheese and bacon quiche or léa's salad.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Apaltagua. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or green apple and sometimes also flavors of lime, asparagus or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Apaltagua. is a powerful.
Curicó Valley is a wine-producing region in CentralChile, located roughly 115 miles (185km) South of the Chilean capital, Santiago. It is divided into two sub-regions: Teno in the North and Lontue Valley in the south. The Curicó is known for its reliable, good value everyday wines, Particularly the reds made from Cabernet Sauvignon and whites from Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.
Curicó's vineyards are planted with more varieties than anywhere else in Chile.
The first two grapes mentioned above are the most heavily planted, as they were when the region first appeared on the international wine map.
The reds may not consistently rival the best from Maipo, and its Sauvignon Blanc may not quite match the fresh, Complex style found in Casablanca, but the valley is one of Chile's workhorse regions and its output is consistent and reliable.
Curicó Valley growing conditions
With respect to Climate, the eastern part of the valley – closer to the Andes Mountains – is cooler than the western section as it benefits from breezes coming down from the slopes of the Andes. In this way, it differs from regions further north, where the western ends of the valleys, being influenced by the Pacific Ocean, are generally cooler.
In Curicó, however, the hills of the Coastal Ranges dissipate the effect of east–west air movements. The major centers of production and the established high profile wineries (Echeverria, Montes, Viña San Pedro, TTorres and Valdivieso) are located around the cooler eastern towns of Curicó and Molino.
The meltwater rivers Lontue and Teno that Flow through Curicó Valley (before converging to form the Mataquito River) have a significant effect on viticulture here. The region's varied soils are derived from limestone and volcanic rock from the Andes and have been deposited in the valley over time by the rivers (alluvial) as well as by gravity (colluvial).
How Winery Apaltagua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, pasta with crispy parma ham or tajine of beef balls and merguez.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Apaltagua. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of butter, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Apaltagua. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
How Winery Apaltagua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, lamb fillet with monbazillac or fish and shrimp curry.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Apaltagua. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, tropical fruit.
Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.
How Winery Apaltagua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pork cheeks confit in cider, tuna sandwich or monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Apaltagua. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, red fruit.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
How Winery Apaltagua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of endives with ham (improved), roast duck in the oven or tuna provencal style.
It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.
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Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
