The Winery Hotel Chocolat of England

Winery Hotel Chocolat
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 158 of the estates of England.
It is located in England

The Winery Hotel Chocolat is one of the best wineries to follow in England.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of England to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hotel Chocolat wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Hotel Chocolat

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hotel Chocolat

How Winery Hotel Chocolat wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, pasta cake or sauté of veal with tomato.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hotel Chocolat

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hotel Chocolat. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Hotel Chocolat. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hotel Chocolat

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Aragonez
  • Castelao
  • Trincadeira

Discovering the wine region of England

England, although more famous for gin and beer, has been producing wine since Roman Imperial times (100 – 400 AD). Historically the country has not been known for the quality of its winemaking, inhibited by its northerly latitude and resulting cool Climate. However the last decade or so has seen considerable progress and expansion, and increases in planting of noble Grape varieties. Significant chaptilzation to off-set the high Acidity of under-ripe grapes was once common practice but since the 1970s and particularly since the turn of the millennium natural sugar levels have increased in the Vineyard and wines have increased in quality and reputation.

The modern commercial English wine industry is often attributed to small experimental vineyards planted in the 1950s and 60s. The lack of sunshine and colder temperatures inhibit ripening and fruit set has previously led to high acid levels and low yields. The climate is moderated by the Gulf Stream, a major Atlantic Ocean current that carries Warm water from the Caribbean to the Southern coasts of England and Wales. The Gulf Stream also helps moderate the climate of Bordeaux.

These conditions have led to Sparkling wines becoming the most prominent and commercially successful of English wines, some of which have been rated alongside those from better-known wine-producing countries such as France, Australia and New Zealand. The Champagne varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are particularly successful alongside sparkling wines carbonated through bottle fermentation in the méthode traditionnelle. Geology also plays a key role in this emphasis. Many vineyards on chalk downlands in the southernmost counties of England lie on the same strata that dip under channel and resurface in Champagne.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Hotel Chocolat

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Hotel Chocolat

How Winery Hotel Chocolat wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of scallops, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or tuna rillettes with st moret.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Hotel Chocolat

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Hotel Chocolat. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Hotel Chocolat. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Hotel Chocolat

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Hotel Chocolat.

  • Glera (Prosecco)

Discover the grape variety: Glera

It is said to be of Slovenian origin, where it is cultivated under the name of Prosekar, also known for a long time in Italy under the name of Glera. It should not be confused with prosecco lungo - although there is a family link - and prosecco nostrano, which is none other than Tuscany's malvasia. Note that Vitouska - another Italian grape variety - is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between Tuscan malvasia and Prosecco. Under the name of Glera, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can be found in practically all of the former Yugoslavia, and more surprisingly in Argentina, but is virtually unknown in France.

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Discover the grape variety: Cornalin du Valais

Very old vine cultivated in the Swiss Valais, resulting from a natural crossing between the petit rouge(*) and the mayolet. It is the father of red humagne, also called cornalin d'Aoste, the grandfather of durize or petit rouge du Valais or rouge de Fully and a relative of goron. - Synonymy: old red of Valais, red of the country in Switzerland, landroter (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!). - Description: medium-sized bunches, cylindrical, winged, compact, strong medium-sized peduncles with little lignification; medium-sized berries, spherical or short elliptical, skin of a beautiful bluish black colour with a lot of bloom. The foliage turns completely red in the fall. - Production potential: early budding in the year. Capricious and difficult variety. Particularly likes the limestone soils of well exposed hillsides that warm up quickly enough, lean and well drained. Semi-erect bearing, vigorous with irregular production. Resists well to winter frosts. Susceptible to the main diseases, especially to oidium and grey rot. Also susceptible to magnesium deficiency and stalk dehydration. Maturity: 3rd early season

News about Winery Hotel Chocolat and wines from the region

Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...

Brad Pitt launches skincare range using ingredients from Rhône Valley vineyard

Le Domaine Skincare features a serum, a cream, a fluid cream and a cleansing emulsion, all of which are vegan and suitable for all skin types. The products are made from organic matter that was previously discarded after the grapes had been pressed. Le Domaine Skincare’s packaging also includes recyclable glass bottles and jars, and reusable stoppers made of oak cut from the scraps of the vineyard’s wine barrels. ‘It is about imitating nature’s organic cycles, its original beauty,’ said Pitt, wh ...

Decanter Retailer Awards 2022 raises £20k for charity

Results from the Decanter Retailer Awards provide Decanter readers with an invaluable guide to the best places to buy and enjoy wine across the UK, but that’s not all. The competition also provides support to UK-based charities, with all proceeds from entries donated for a third year in succession. From 2020 to 2022, including annual donations made by Decanter, Decanter Retailer Awards has raised a total of £81,000 for drinks industry charities The Drinks Trust and The Ben, as well as a ne ...

The word of the wine: Arching

A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.