The Winery Avondale is one of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Avondale wines in Paarl among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Avondale 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 Avondale wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Avondale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of coconut from paimpol, garba ( ivory coast ) or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Avondale. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of green apple, lime or lemon.
The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.
In the mouth of Paarl is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 187 estates and châteaux in the of Paarl, producing 982 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Paarl go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Winery Avondale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, rack of lamb with herbs or rabbit with mustard, thyme and cream.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Avondale. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Avondale. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
How Winery Avondale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with cream, tunisian mloukia of grandmother mimi or tonkinese soup (vietnam).
On the nose the white wine of Winery Avondale. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of pineapple, cream or oaky. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Avondale. is a with a nice freshness.
Pruning of the vine in height.
How Winery Avondale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes or ginouflade (kind of truffade or aligot but multi cheese).
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Avondale. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Winery Avondale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of haddock with curry cream or tiramisu (original recipe).
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Avondale. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.
Planning a wine route in the of Paarl? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Avondale.
White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
