The Château d'Avrille is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château d'Avrille wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château d'Avrille 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 Château d'Avrille wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château d'Avrille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, creole chipolatas or pizza of the south west : duck breast, roquefort.
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
It's quite telling that this brief overview of the region's wines doesn't even mention the Loire Valley's two most famous wines - Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. White wines are clearly the strong point of the Loire Valley and represent the vast majority of production. A significant proportion of these are produced under PGI appellations, most commonly the IGP Loire (formerly Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France), which covers the whole region. The main white Grape varieties used for the production of white wines in the Loire Valley are Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne and, more popular than the traditional, Chardonnay.
How Château d'Avrille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry, laksa soup (malaysia) or tarte tatin.
On the nose the white wine of Château d'Avrille. often reveals types of flavors of apples, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, pineapple or almonds.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
How Château d'Avrille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or special' tagliatelle carbonara.
On the nose the pink wine of Château d'Avrille. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.
How Château d'Avrille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef miroton, lamb mouse confit in wine or chicken bonne femme.
Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and a long-unknown grape variety - that would be Regent - obtained in 1991 by Valentin Blattner from Soyhières (Switzerland) and propagated by Volker Freytag (Germany). No resistance gene has been identified to either mildew or powdery mildew. Cabernet blanc can be found in Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Italy, England, etc., but is still little known in France.
How Château d'Avrille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of gari (cassava flour) with shrimps (africa), chicken with rice for cookeo robot or samossa (india).
On the nose the sparkling wine of Château d'Avrille. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Method and set of techniques for making wine.
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Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.
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In the wake of the second destructive wave of the phylloxera bug in California in the 1980s and 1990s, Cabernet Sauvignon rose to such prominence and dominance (especially in Napa Valley) that I, like most people, assumed it must now be the most expensive grape variety in the state. Wrong. That would be Cabernet Franc. Top 20 California Cabernet Franc wines Slowly, steadily and quietly, Cabernet Sauvignon’s father has displaced its son* as the priciest grape to buy and the grape that is generati ...
Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.
