Bodegas FontanaFontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Fontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Fontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Fontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc
The Fontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc of Bodegas Fontana matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of stuffed potatoes, salmon and spinach lasagna or brasucade of mussels from languedoc.
Discover the grape variety: Verdejo
An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fontal Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc from Bodegas Fontana are 2013, 2011, 0
Informations about the Bodegas Fontana
The Bodegas Fontana is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 65 wines for sale in the of La Mancha to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Mancha
The wine region of La Mancha is located in the region of Castille of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cinco Estrellas or the Domaine Munoz produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Mancha are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Mancha often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mint or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of sweet tobacco, graphite or grass.
The wine region of Castille
Castilla-La Mancha is a large region located South and east of the Spanish capital, Madrid. Inexpensive table wines are produced from a variety of Grapes. Higher quality wines are increasingly available, but the region is traditionally known as a source of low quality bulk wine. More than half of Spain's grapes are grown here.
The word of the wine: Côte des Blancs
One of the most famous terroirs of the Champagne region, from Épernay to Vertus, mainly devoted to Chardonnay, hence its name. The villages of Chouilly, Cramant, Cuis, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, etc., lying on the chalk, are in a way to Champagne what Meursault, Chablis and Puligny are to Burgundy.
