Winery Desert Wind - Barbera

Winery Desert WindBarbera

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Barbera of Winery Desert Wind is a red wine from the region of Wahluke Slope of Washington.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or mild and soft cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Barbera of Winery Desert Wind in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Desert Wind's Barbera.

Winemaker
Mark Chargin
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.1°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Couderc 13

A direct producer hybrid obtained by Georges Couderc by crossing Vitis Lincecumii (Buckley) with 162-5 Couderc, the latter having 3/4 blood of Vinifera-Rupestris. Today, like most hybrids, it has practically disappeared. It can still be found in a mixture in very old vineyards, the photographs below were taken in the Ardèche, on the border with the Gard, north of Saint Ambroix.

Last vintages of this wine

Barbera - 2013
In the top 100 of of Wahluke Slope wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Barbera from Winery Desert Wind are 2013

Informations about the Winery Desert Wind

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Wahluke Slope in the region of Washington
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The Winery Desert Wind is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Wahluke Slope to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Washington
In the top 40000 of of United States wines
In the top 2000 of of Wahluke Slope wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Wahluke Slope

The wine region of Wahluke Slope is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine K Vintners or the Domaine Two Vintners produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wahluke Slope are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wahluke Slope often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, citrus fruit or tree fruit.


The wine region of Washington

Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.

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The word of the wine: PDO

Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.

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