The Winery Forsterhof of Ahr

Winery Forsterhof - Ahr Ahrweiler Spätburgunder Trocken
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 437 of the estates of Ahr.
It is located in Ahr

The Winery Forsterhof is one of the best wineries to follow in Ahr.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Ahr to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Forsterhof wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Forsterhof

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Forsterhof

How Winery Forsterhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chinese fondue, veal chop normandy style or duck breast with honey and raspberry vinegar.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Forsterhof.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Ahr

Ahr is one of Germany’s least-known and Northernmost wine regions, known for its Pinot Noir reds. It Lies immediately north of the Mosel, and follows the Ahr River in the Final stages of its journey towards its confluence with the Rhein. One might expect a wine region this far north (50°N) to specialize in white wines – like almost every other cool-Climate wine region. After all, neighboring Mosel and Mittelrhein both clearly favor white wines (around 85 percent).

However Ahr producing around 85 percent red wines, of which around three-quarters are made from Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). The classic example is brick red in Color and smells of red cherries, Sweetspices and forest floor. Barrel-aging can add spice and savory notes. Ahr Pinot Noir is now a much more Serious, modern and "international" wine style that it once was.

Until 30 years ago, the wines were often slightly sweet and very pale. Today they are invariably Dry and deeper in color – although still much paler than the inky Pinots found in, say, Central Otago. Across Germany (most obviously in Pfalz and Baden), assisted by climate change, the popularity of Pinot Noir has been steadily increasing. The wave of interest has carried German Spätburgunder to new heights, and saved from near-extinction the earlier-ripening Pinot Noir clone, Fruhburgunder.

The top white wines of Winery Forsterhof

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Forsterhof

How Winery Forsterhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pork roll with tomato sauce, cuttlefish with cider or garantita or karantita (algerian recipe).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Forsterhof

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Forsterhof. is a with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Forsterhof.

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Forsterhof

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Forsterhof

How Winery Forsterhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Forsterhof.

  • Spätburgunder

The word of the wine: Imperial

Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

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.

News about Winery Forsterhof and wines from the region

Château Angélus: producer profile

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The word of the wine: Imperial

Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).