Château d'OupiaMémoire d'Andre Minervois
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Mémoire d'Andre Minervois
Pairings that work perfectly with Mémoire d'Andre Minervois
Original food and wine pairings with Mémoire d'Andre Minervois
The Mémoire d'Andre Minervois of Château d'Oupia matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, spaghetti with "favouilles" (curries) or veal paupiettes with onions and tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Château d'Oupia's Mémoire d'Andre Minervois.
Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko
This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.
Informations about the Château d'Oupia
The Château d'Oupia is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois
Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
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.
