The Winery Desert Wind of Columbia Valley of Washington | Winedexer

Winery Desert Wind
The winery offers 29 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 454 of the estates of Washington.
It is located in Columbia Valley in the region of Washington
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The Winery Desert Wind is one of the best wineries to follow in Columbia Valley.. It offers 29 wines for sale in of Columbia Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Desert Wind wines

Looking for the best Winery Desert Wind wines in Columbia Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Desert Wind 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 Desert Wind wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Desert Wind

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Desert Wind

How Winery Desert Wind wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of wild boar stew, simple chicken curry or spit-roasted chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Desert Wind

On the nose the red wine of Winery Desert Wind. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Desert Wind. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Desert Wind

  • 2014With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.77/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Barbera

Discovering the wine region of Columbia Valley

Cradle of Washington State's great reds. Dense, structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, blackberry, graphite, firm tannins), round velvety Merlot, signature Syrah with peppery notes, black olive and deep black fruit. Also precise whites: balanced Chardonnay, taut fruity Riesling with peach notes. Semi-desert vineyard of 24,300 ha sheltered by the Cascades, loess soils over basalt, strong temperature swings.

60% reds. Sought-after gems (Quilceda Creek, Leonetti).

The top white wines of Winery Desert Wind

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Desert Wind

How Winery Desert Wind wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed), oven-baked salmon mozzarella sandwiches or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Desert Wind

On the nose the white wine of Winery Desert Wind. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Desert Wind

  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Desert Wind.

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Firm, upright reds with precise acidity and angular tannins, showing aromas of sour cherry, plum, dried herbs, leather, black tea and balsamic notes. Characteristically bitter, savoury finish. Star of Chianti Classico DOCG, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and Morellino di Scansano. Italy's most planted variety, a descendant of Ciliegiolo × Calabrese di Montenuovo.

The top pink wines of Winery Desert Wind

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Desert Wind

How Winery Desert Wind wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, veal paupiettes with cider or green lentils strasbourg style.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Desert Wind.

  • Sangiovese

The word of the wine: Bitter

Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.

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Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.