The Domaine du Manay is one of the best wineries to follow in Haute Loire.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Haute Loire to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine du Manay wines in Haute Loire among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine du Manay 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 du Manay wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine du Manay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, paella from an old spanish grandmother... or baked sea bream.
In the mouth the white wine of Domaine du Manay. is a with a nice freshness.
Haute Loire is an unofficial name for the wine-producing communes of the Loire Valley located upstream (South and east) from Touraine. It includes two of the Loire's most famous appellations - Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume - along with a number of lesser known appellations such as Orléans, Valencay, Quincy and Côtes du Forez. The concept of a "Haute Loire" sub-region is necessary because the appellations that make it up are not grouped by an administrative or historical region; their main commonality is their proximity to the Loire River. Most other French wine regions correspond closely to an administrative region or department (e.
g. Alsace, Burgundy, Champagne, Provence). There is indeed a department of the Loire, but it is hundreds of miles upstream from the heart of the Loire Vineyard. Ironically, it is home to two of the least known appellations in the Loire Valley: Côte Roannaise and Côtes du Forez.
Like nowhere else on the Loire, these two regions specialize in red and rosé wines made from Gamay. Their style of wine and their sandy, granitic soils mean that they have more in common with Beaujolais (just 50 km to the east) than with any other Loire appellation.
Planning a wine route in the of Haute Loire? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine du Manay.
Verdesse is a white grape variety, grown on an area of about 5 ha. It is found particularly in the Grésivaudan and Drac valleys. It is also called verdêche, étraire blanche de Grenoble or verdasse. The leaves are lobed and dark green in colour. Long, sturdy stalks carry the bunches. A juicy and sweet flesh is found under the white skin, turning amber red, of the mature berries. The berries are medium-sized and ellipsoid in shape. To be productive and vigorous, the variety is pruned rather long. Verdesse is not very resistant to mildew and powdery mildew, but it is very resistant to grey rot. A particularly alcoholic wine is produced from this variety. It has a pleasant flavour and a vegetal and floral scent. This wine does not keep long, and is best consumed during the first few years.
