The Domaine Michel of California

Domaine Michel - Viré-Cless Millésime D'Exception Vieilles Vignes Sur le Chene
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in California

The Domaine Michel is one of the best wineries to follow in Californie.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Michel wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Michel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Michel

How Domaine Michel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discovering the wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

With its mountains, valleys, plains and plateaus, California's topography is as Complex as its Climate, offering winemakers a bewildering array of terroirs. California wines have only gained worldwide recognition in recent decades (especially after the 1976 Paris ruling). However, the state's wine history goes back more than 200 years. European vines were first planted in the 18th century, when settlers and missionaries moved up and down the West Coast.

The top red wines of Domaine Michel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Michel

How Domaine Michel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tunisian molokheya, marinated lamb chops (honey, worcestershire sauce, olive oil) or gigolette of rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Michel

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Michel. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Michel.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Gramon

Gramon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Gramon noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Michel

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

Discover the grape variety: Oberlin noir

Interspecific crossing between riparia Millardet and gamay obtained by Philip Christian Oberlin (1831-1915) who also created in 1897 the Oberlin Viticultural Institute in Colmar (Haut Rhin). This direct-producing hybrid was widely multiplied in the northeast region of France, from Alsace to Burgundy, also in the Loire Valley and in the Centre where our photographs were taken. Today, Oberlin noir is practically no longer cultivated, but a few vines exist here and there, producing very pleasant, albeit atypical, wines. It is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonymy: 595 Oberlin (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).

News about Domaine Michel and wines from the region

Drinks industry ramps up efforts to raise money in aid of Ukraine crisis

In addition to the fine wine auctions reported on previously by Decanter, further initiatives have been set up to raise money for those in crisis. UK-based wine importer Les Caves de Pyrene has been helping to relocate families fleeing from war-torn Ukraine and settle them in safe havens across Europe, in accommodation provided by the importer’s European winemakers. To help cover the logistical costs of relocating families, the importer has announced it will hold a fundraising auction and charit ...

Walls and Barnes reach André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards shortlist

The final 11-strong shortlist includes four drink books – Wines of the Rhône by Matt Walls; The South America Wine Guide by Amanda Barnes; Inside Burgundy by Jasper Morris MW and Foot Trodden by Simon J Woolf & Ryan Opaz.    Commenting on the shortlist, Nicholas Lander, chair of the André Simon Memorial Fund, said: ‘A number of this year’s food and drink nominees, including Wines of the Rhône, address the urgent environmental and global issues of today in ways that are original, inspiring an ...

Luxury lots see Naples Winter Wine Festival 2022 break record  

Wealthy bidders gathered under a big tent just outside Ritz-Carlton golf resort in Florida to compete for ‘one-of-a-kind’ lots in the live auction at Naples Winter Wine Festival 2022. Organisers said a record amount of more than $23m was raised at the latest edition of the annual charity event, which was founded by the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF). Rather than focus solely on wines, the live auction is known for offering exclusive experiences in partnership with some of the ...

The word of the wine: Dryer

Term that characterizes a hard and tannic wine.