The Domaine des Abeilles d'Or is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Genève to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine des Abeilles d'Or wines in Genève among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine des Abeilles d'Or 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 des Abeilles d'Or wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine des Abeilles d'Or wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots, curried mouclade à la charentaise or french toast.
On the nose the sweet wine of Domaine des Abeilles d'Or. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of leather, pepper or non oak.
Geneva, at the western end of Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), is the second-largest city in Switzerland and the country's third-largest wine producing canton after Valais and Vaud. Although not famously associated with wine, the city and its environs are home to numerous Vineyards and wineries, some within just a few miles of the Center.
At 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres), Geneva accounts for 10 percent of the country's vineyard area. Gamay is the predominant variety here, with the Swiss workhorse Chasselas (often labelled "Fendant") and Pinot Noir taking second and third place respectively.
Other popular regional grapes include the hardy, oft-blended combination of Gamaret and Garanoir as well as the more international Merlot and Chardonnay. The red-white split is 56 percent in favor of red.
The canton is home to numerous (around 95) small, generally family-run, wineries often with a large number of Varietal wines (albeit in small quantities). While many producers are clustered around the larger viticultural areas of Dardagny, Satigny, Peissy, and Soral, wineries are dotted around the city, some a stone's throw from the French border nearby.
The region also boasts 22 Premier Cru appellations, including Coteau de Bossy, Grand Carraz and Rougemont.
Broadly speaking, the vineyards around Geneva are separated into three officially named areas:
the Right Bank (790 hectares/1,900 acres), known as Mandement, encompassing the large Satigny and Dardagny zones as well as vineyards further northeast in Collex-Bossy and Céligny (towards the wider Vaud area on the "right bank" of the lake);
Entre Arve et Lac (283 hectares/699 acres), nominally on the Left Bank of the Rhône river and the lake, this encompasses the Southeastern quadrant of the canton (south of the lake and east of the Arve river that flows northwest into the Rhône, joining it in the city) out towards the French side of the lake; it forms a Rough triangle between the towns of Cologny, Anières and Jussy;
Entre Arve et Rhône (270 hectares/660 acres), on the western side of the city, including the areas of Lully, Veyrier, Soral and Laconnex
The region also counts just over 120 hectares (300 acres) of vineyard officially in France but worked by Genevan viticulturists for decades. These vineyards, in what is called the "zone franche" ("Open zone"), are appended to the Geneva appellation.
The Climate in Geneva is moderated significantly by the presence of the lake, which prevents summer temperatures from rising dramatically and slows the effects of frost and snow in winter.
How Domaine des Abeilles d'Or wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of caramelized pork ribs, salmon and avocado chirashi or zucchini quiche.
White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
How Domaine des Abeilles d'Or wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork roll with tomato sauce, oven-baked salmon mozzarella sandwiches or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.
In the mouth the white wine of Domaine des Abeilles d'Or. is a with a nice freshness.
The upper, cylindrical part of the bottle. Sales of wine bottles are generally expressed in number of bottles.
How Domaine des Abeilles d'Or wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, duck parmentier or lentil soup with carrots and coconut milk.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine des Abeilles d'Or. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine des Abeilles d'Or. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
How Domaine des Abeilles d'Or wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of osso bucco, steamed pork chops or duck leg confit in cider.
Selection of noble grains. Appellation reserved for a type of sweet wine produced in Alsace.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
