Winery Duck PondDesert Wind Vineyard Mingle
White wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chardonnay, the Riesling and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Desert Wind Vineyard Mingle
Pairings that work perfectly with Desert Wind Vineyard Mingle
Original food and wine pairings with Desert Wind Vineyard Mingle
The Desert Wind Vineyard Mingle of Winery Duck Pond matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of ham and cheese cake, duck legs with cider and small onions or tuna catalan style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Duck Pond's Desert Wind Vineyard Mingle.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Desert Wind Vineyard Mingle from Winery Duck Pond are 2010, 0
Informations about the Winery Duck Pond
The Winery Duck Pond is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Wahluke Slope to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Wahluke Slope
Warm well-drained Washington AVA (Columbia Valley, Grant County) facing south over the Columbia: Cabernet Sauvignon signature king red — opulent and ripe with notes of blackcurrant, black cherry, blackberry, chocolate, cedar and spice touch, round tannins and long finish. Dense savoury Syrah as companion (blackberry, blueberry, pepper, smoked meat). Fleshy Merlot also signature. AVA (2006), constant southern slope, deep aeolian sands, dry continental, ~20% of state harvest.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Pressing
Mechanical action consisting of pressing the grapes (before fermentation for whites) or the marc soaked in wine (after fermentation for reds).
