The Winery Blue Lotus of New Mexico

Winery Blue Lotus - Left Bank
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 318 of the estates of New Mexico.
It is located in New Mexico

The Winery Blue Lotus is one of the best wineries to follow in Nouveau-Mexique.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of New Mexico to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Blue Lotus wines

Looking for the best Winery Blue Lotus wines in New Mexico among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Blue Lotus 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 Blue Lotus wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Blue Lotus

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Blue Lotus

How Winery Blue Lotus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or rabbit italian style.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Blue Lotus.

  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of New Mexico

NewMexico is a landlocked state on the southern border of the United States, flanked by Texas to the southeast and Arizona to the west. The state covers 316,000 square kilometers of high-altitude desert between latitudes 31° and 37°. The main Grape varieties used for wine production in New Mexico are Syrah, Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling and Zinfandel. New Mexico has three American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) within its borders, all of which are located at these high altitudes: Middle Rio Grande Valley, Mimbres Valley and Mesilla Valley (which spills over into neighboring Texas).

About 40 wineries now operate in the state, producing wines from vinifera varieties and hybrids. New Mexico's continental desert Climate results in a particularly Short growing season, preventing grapes from reaching good levels of phenolic ripeness. Historically, New Mexico wines tend to be Unbalanced, with high sugar levels and low Acidity, and lack the Structure necessary for aging. Of course, there are cooler mesoclimates in New Mexico at higher elevations, and it is in these areas that the state's modern wine industry is emerging.

The top white wines of Winery Blue Lotus

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Blue Lotus

How Winery Blue Lotus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of braised (green) cabbage, hawaiian poke bowl or algerian couscous.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Blue Lotus.

  • Riesling
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Blue Lotus

Planning a wine route in the of New Mexico? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Blue Lotus.

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.

News about Winery Blue Lotus and wines from the region

La Rioja Alta expands with ‘artisanal vineyard’ deals

Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...

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43rd World Congress of Vine and Wine: final 2022 estimates revealed

After a two-year hiatus imposed by the global pandemic, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) is hosting its 43rd annual congress this week in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. There is a sense of celebration among participants, but the joy of sitting around the same table again is clouded by urgency and worry as the industry faces significant challenges. The congress, a key event in the wine industry’s calendar, brings together a unique mix of stakeholders, including producers, ...

The word of the wine: Sparkling

Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.

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