The Domaine de Bel Air of Bugey of Savoie

Domaine de Bel Air
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 173 of the estates of Savoie.
It is located in Bugey in the region of Savoie

The Domaine de Bel Air is one of the best wineries to follow in Bugey.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Bugey to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Bel Air wines

Looking for the best Domaine de Bel Air wines in Bugey among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de Bel Air 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 Domaine de Bel Air wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine de Bel Air

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de Bel Air

How Domaine de Bel Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed round zucchini, poached salmon in coconut milk with curry or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de Bel Air

  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de Bel Air.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Bugey

Bugey is a wine region in the Ain department of eastern France. The Bugey appellation covers red, white, rosé and Sparkling wines from a range of Grape varieties. The more specific Roussette du Bugey appellation applies to the Rich white wines produced in the region from the Altesse grape. The area covers the Southern limits of the Jura mountain range, which also includes the Jura wine region to the North.

The Rhône River loops around the southern end of Bugey, before flowing south to join the famous Rhône vineyards. Lyon is some 50 kilometres to the west, and the Alpine vineyards of Savoy are directly to the east. Although not technically linked to French wine law, Bugey is often grouped with Savoie. They are close both geographically and in terms of the styles of wine produced.

The top red wines of Domaine de Bel Air

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Bel Air

How Domaine de Bel Air wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de Bel Air.

  • Mondeuse Noire

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de Bel Air

Planning a wine route in the of Bugey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de Bel Air.

Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse noire

Cultivated for a very long time in Savoie, it is not the black form of mondeuse blanche and Mondeuse grise is a natural mutation of mondeuse noire. According to Thierry Lacombe (I.N.R.A./Montpellier), the latter is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between the black tressot and the white mondeuse. Mondeuse grise and Mondeuse noire are both registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

News about Domaine de Bel Air and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Mancey

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Mancey, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The word of the wine: Acidic (flavor)

Acidity is present in all wines, and is essential in white wines. It is due to the presence of different organic acids in the wine, and is expressed in the mouth by a sensation of freshness combined with other elements, such as minerality or a note of bitterness. Moderately present, it brings relief and vivacity to the wine.