The Winery Otter of Alsace

Winery Otter
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 3544 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace

The Winery Otter is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Otter wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Otter

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Otter

How Winery Otter wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry or salmon à la plancha with vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Otter

On the nose the white wine of Winery Otter. often reveals types of flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Otter

  • 2009With an average score of 4.11/5

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

  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Sylvaner
  • Auxerrois
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Chasselas

Discovering the wine region of Alsace

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.

The top red wines of Winery Otter

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Otter

How Winery Otter wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of blanquette of veal in the old way (self-cooker), rabbit and mushroom gibelotte or italian gnocchi.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Otter

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Auxerrois

Auxerrois is a white grape variety native to Lorraine, which is also found in Alsace and in the Loire Valley, where it took off in 1950. Its name comes from the nurseries in Auxerre where it found refuge during the Second World War. Often called Pinot Auxerrois, it is part of the Moselle, Alsace and Côtes-de-Toul AOC grape varieties. Auxerrois should not be confused with côt or malbec, which are red grape varieties from the Cahors region and which may bear the same name. The bunches of Auxerrois are of medium size with small berries. It is a semi-late grape variety whose buds only come out when temperatures are well above 10°C. Auxerrois wines are characterized by finesse and acidity and subtle aromas of exotic fruits, fruits and white flowers. In France, it represents 1,600 hectares of production and some small parcels of Auxerrois are also present in Luxembourg, Germany, Canada and South Africa (2,300 hectares in total).

The top sparkling wines of Winery Otter

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Otter

How Winery Otter wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of fish fondue, english breakfast or pretzels (alsace).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Otter

In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Otter. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Otter.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier

The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)

This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Otter

Planning a wine route in the of Alsace? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Otter.

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 Otter and wines from the region

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The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)

This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.

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