The Château d'Orschwihr is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château d'Orschwihr wines in Alsace among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château d'Orschwihr 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 Château d'Orschwihr wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château d'Orschwihr wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cuttlefish in parsley sauce, leek and fresh salmon tart or lupine seeds for kemia (the aperitif).
On the nose the sparkling wine of Château d'Orschwihr. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, apples or lemon and sometimes also flavors of pear, toasty or yeast. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Château d'Orschwihr. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.
Almost all the wines produced in this region fall under one of these three appellations. Alsace Grand Cru wines are produced from one of the 51 privileged vineyards spread along the Length of the region. Alsace is the only French wine region to produce significant quantities of Riesling and Gewurztraminer. These two grape varieties are more commonly associated with German wines and are reminiscent of Alsace's history.
How Château d'Orschwihr wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of sloth pork loin, salmon steaks with lentils or seafood pastilla.
On the nose the white wine of Château d'Orschwihr. often reveals types of flavors of honey, citrus fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of oak, non oak or apricot. In the mouth the white wine of Château d'Orschwihr. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
How Château d'Orschwihr wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of creole chipolatas, tuna gratin or traditional lamb couscous (from algeria).
Black grape variety from Provence which contributes to the personality of the red wines of the AOC Bellet, near Nice. It gives a lightly colored but full-bodied wine that is good with age. Syn.: brachet.
How Château d'Orschwihr wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of osso bucco, saddle of venison with fresh cream or genuine chicken tagine olive and lemon confit tagine with argan oil.
White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
How Château d'Orschwihr wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of bare-assed cockerel (ardennes), english tuna croque-monsieur or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.
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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.
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Black grape variety from Provence which contributes to the personality of the red wines of the AOC Bellet, near Nice. It gives a lightly colored but full-bodied wine that is good with age. Syn.: brachet.
