The Winery Calico Skies is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Iowa to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Calico Skies wines in Iowa among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Calico Skies 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 Calico Skies wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Calico Skies wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed cabbage leaves or curried coral lentils.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Calico Skies. often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices.
Iowa is a Midwestern state bordered by the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The continental Climate and unpredictable weather here - as in many Midwestern states - make viticulture extremely challenging, but Iowa's ever-growing wine industry is finding its feet throughout the state. HybridGrape varieties specifically designed for cold climates make up the majority of plantings, with the best wines coming from Marechal Foch, Frontenac and La Crescent.
Iowa covers 146,000 square kilometers, between latitudes 40 and 43°N.
Iowa is on par with other states in the European Union. This puts Iowa on the same level as the South of France, although the Terroir is very different. While the vineyards of Provence are influenced by the proximity of the Mediterranean Sea, Iowa has a strongly continental climate, with hot, humid summers and Harsh winters. This presents a challenge for the state's winemakers, which they overcome by using native grape varieties and seeking out more temperate mesoclimates.
How Winery Calico Skies wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of magic cake cheese quiche, poached salmon in coconut milk with curry or veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron.
Chambourcin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Chambourcin noir can be found in several vineyards: Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica.
Planning a wine route in the of Iowa? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Calico Skies.
Direct producer hybrid, interspecific cross between MN 1094 and Ravat noir obtained in 1989 by Peter Hemstad and James Luby at the University of Minnesota Research Center (United States). Note that it is the cousin of the black frontenac and the grandson of the pinot noir. It can be found in North America, Canada, ... in France it is almost unknown.
