The Winery Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 134 wines for sale in of Saale-Unstrut to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Winery Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of thomas's shoulder of lamb, spanish paella or onion and comté pie.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut. is a with a nice freshness.
Saale-Unstrut is the northernmost of Germany's 13 wine-growing regions. At 51 degrees northern latitude, it is one of the most northerly wine regions in the world. It takes its name from the two rivers on the banks of which the Vines of the region grow, and is composed of three non-contiguous Parts located mainly in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, with around 650 hectares (1600 acres) of Vineyards, often terraced, on South and south-west-facing slopes along the narrow river valleys. A smaller area of 20 hectares (50 acres) is located in the state of Thüringen and a block of just 7 hectares (17 acres) in Brandenburg.
Two towns within the region, Freyburg and Karsdorf, each have one vineyard which has been accorded Grosse Lage status.
Wine has been grown here for more than 1000 years. The Cistercian monks founded the Pforta Abbey in approximately 1100 AD and established the Pfortenser Köppelberg vineyard, which still exists today. The wine industry in this part of Germany had a Hard time during the post-war communist era, but since reunification quality has improved, and the area under vine has expanded slightly.
Saale-Unstrut enjoys plenty of sunshine and has one of the lowest rainfalls of any German wine-growing region. Soils are mainly sedimentary with shell, limestone and sandstone predominating. Despite these favorable conditions, the region's northern Climate is uncompromising, and even when yields are kept low, Spätlese or Auslese wines can only be produced during the warmest of years.
Müller-Thurgau is the most widely planted variety in the Saale-Unstrut region, accounting for around 20 percent of the total vineyard area.
How Winery Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of old-fashioned pork roll, curried mouclade à la charentaise or piperade.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, microbio or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut. is a with a nice freshness.
German grape variety obtained in 1916 by Georg Shere (1879/1949). It was given until then as coming from a cross between Riesling and Sylvaner, but genetic tests have shown that its father is the Bouquettraube (Bukettrebe), and it is closely related to the Kerner. The Scheurebe can be found in Austria, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Great Britain, the United States (California, Virginia, ...), Canada (Ontario, British Columbia, ...), ... practically unknown in France.
How Winery Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or vegetarian such as recipes of paupiettes of veal, cabbage casserole or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
A sensual and complete wine that leaves a sensation of balance and fullness in the mouth.
How Winery Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
A complex interspecific cross between the diana (sylvaner x Müller-Thurgau) and the chambourcin obtained in Germany in 1967 by Gerhardt Alleweldt. It can be found in Quebec (Canada), Belgium and Switzerland, but is little known in France. It should be noted that Regent, a monogenic variety, which is nevertheless resistant to certain cryptogamic diseases, was "bypassed" in 2010 by a less resistant strain of mildew, which was also the case for bianca.
How Winery Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of sauté of pork with chorizo, tahitian style raw fish or chicken breast with curry and mushrooms.
The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.
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