The Winery Caloian of Dealurile Olteniei

Winery Caloian
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This estate is part of the Crama Oprişor.
It is ranked in the top 45 of the estates of Dealurile Olteniei.
It is located in Dealurile Olteniei

The Winery Caloian is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Dealurile Olteniei to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Caloian wines

Looking for the best Winery Caloian wines in Dealurile Olteniei among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Caloian 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 Caloian wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Caloian

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Caloian

How Winery Caloian wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Caloian

On the nose the red wine of Winery Caloian. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or plum and sometimes also flavors of leather, pepper or black fruits.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Caloian

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Feteasca Neagra

Discovering the wine region of Dealurile Olteniei

IG Dealurile Olteniei (Oltenia Hills) is a wine producing area (Geographical Indication) covering the five counties of the region of Oltenia in Southwest Romania. A broad selection of international and Romanian Grape varieties are cultivated. Key grape varieties grown: White: Chardonnay, Feteasca Alba, Feteasca Regala, Pinot Gris, Riesling Italiano (Welschriesling), Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat Ottonel, Tamaioasa Romaneasca, Pink Tamaioasa, Cramposie Selectionata, Ugni Blanc, Viognier Red and rosé: Cabernet Sauvignon, Feteasca Neagra, Merlot, Negru de Dragasani, Novac, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Babeasca Neagra, Dornfelder, Sangiovese, Zinfandel, Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Cabernet Franc The Climate here is temperate-continental, with hot summers and Warm autumns which aid grape ripening. Vineyards are located on Open slopes and ampitheatres which a range of exposures from south to west.

One of the main producers is Crama Oprisor Winery, located in Mehedinti, with around 250 hectares (620 acres) of vineyards. This is owned by the German firm Reh Kendermann, and produces the Val Duna brand. Mehedinti DOC Lies within the boundaries of Oltenia and the IG Dealurile Olteniei zone. Within the DOC the IG designation (essentially equivalent to a French IGP) is used for various wines, due to more relaxed rules regarding production and vineyard location.

Winemaking history in Dealurile Oltenie Archaeological finds have shown that viticulture and winemaking has been present in what is now Oltenia since at least the first century BC. However from the Middle Ages until the 19th century they area was very much a theatre of war and Center of revolution, as a focus of conflict between the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires. Furthermore, from the 1860s the region’s vineyards were decimated by Phylloxera. Some local varieties were irretrievably lost.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Caloian

Planning a wine route in the of Dealurile Olteniei? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Caloian.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

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.

News about Winery Caloian and wines from the region

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

The Saint-Véran appellation seen by Kevin Tessieux

Kévin Tessieux, President of the appellation’s winegrower union, shares his perspective on the Saint-Véran appellation and tell us about the origin of its name. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/VinsdeBourgogneofficiel Twitter : https://twitter.com/VinsdeBourgogne​​​ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.li ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Oenology

The science of the oenologist, which is essentially concerned with the elaboration and maturation of wines.