Winery BenzingerSteinacker Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Steinacker Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Steinacker Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Steinacker Merlot
The Steinacker Merlot of Winery Benzinger matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ) or mixed paella valenciana.
Details and technical informations about Winery Benzinger's Steinacker Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Steinacker Merlot from Winery Benzinger are 2015, 0
Informations about the Winery Benzinger
The Winery Benzinger is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in the of Pfalz to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pfalz
Pfalz is a key wine producing region in western Germany, located between the Rhein/Rhine river and the low-lying Haardt mountain range (a natural continuation of the Alsatian Vosges). It covers a rectangle of land 45 miles (75km) Long and 15 miles (25km) wide. To the NorthLiesRheinhessen; to the South, the French border and Alsace. In terms of both quality and quantity, Pfalz is one of Germany's most important regions, and one which shows great promise for the future.
The word of the wine: Maceration
Prolonged contact and exchange between the juice and the grape solids, especially the skin. Not to be confused with the time of fermentation, which follows maceration. The juice becomes loaded with colouring matter and tannins, and acquires aromas. For a rosé, the maceration is short so that the colour does not "rise" too much. For white wines too, a "pellicular maceration" can be practised, which allows the wine to acquire more fat.
