Winery Establecimiento JuanicóBenteveo Chardonnay
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The Benteveo Chardonnay of the Winery Establecimiento Juanicó is in the top 0 of wines of Juanico.
Details and technical informations about Winery Establecimiento Juanicó's Benteveo Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
Informations about the Winery Establecimiento Juanicó
The Winery Establecimiento Juanicó is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Juanico to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Juanico
The wine region of Juanico is located in the region of Canelones of Uruguay. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Familia Deicas or the Domaine Familia Deicas produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Juanico are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Juanico often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, coffee or floral and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, cream or tropical.
The wine region of Canelones
The Canelones administrative department, Northeast of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, is home to the majority of Uruguay's Vineyards and accounts for aRound 60 percent of all wine produced in the country. It Lies in the South of the small South American country, where the majority of vines are planted, inland from the Atlantic coast and the Rio de la Plata estuary. The region itself covers a broad arc approximately 50km (30 miles) Deep, drawn clockwise from the northwestern outskirts of Montevideo round to the coastline east of the capital city. The eponymous administrative capital of the region lies 50km (31 miles) to the north of Montevideo.
News related to this wine
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With 5,848ha under vine Uruguay is becoming one of the most closely observed emerging wine producers in the world, with the focus here mostly on quality whites and the flagship Tannat reds. Uruguayan wine regions are coastal, meaning that their climate is defined by prevailing winds from the Río de la Plata and the Atlantic Ocean, which usually ensure plenty of rainfall, especially in summer. However, this wasn’t true of the 2023 harvest. Uruguay suffered from its most severe drought in 50 years ...
The word of the wine: Fermentation
The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.