The Winery Gaelle Berriau of Saumur of Loire Valley

Winery Gaelle Berriau
The winery offers 4 different wines
4.2
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 127 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Saumur in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Gaelle Berriau is one of the best wineries to follow in Saumur.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gaelle Berriau wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Gaelle Berriau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gaelle Berriau

How Winery Gaelle Berriau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of quinoa with shrimp, fish fillets in papillotes or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

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

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Saumur

The wine region of Saumur is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos Rougeard or the Domaine Guiberteau produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saumur are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saumur often reveals types of flavors of cream, graphite or petroleum and sometimes also flavors of green bell pepper, clove or cranberry.

In the mouth of Saumur is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 354 estates and châteaux in the of Saumur, producing 926 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saumur go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.

The top red wines of Winery Gaelle Berriau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gaelle Berriau

How Winery Gaelle Berriau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of chicken chop suey, cioppino (fricassee of the sea with tomatoes) or rice with milk.

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Gamay
  • Pineau D'Aunis

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gaelle Berriau

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

Discover the grape variety: Pineau d'Aunis

The wines produced in the Vendôme region are of excellent quality thanks to an exceptional grape variety: pineau d'aunis. For example, the red wines of the region, with their aromas of ripe red fruit and sweet spices, are a blend of Pineau d'Aunis, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir. The Vendôme hillsides are less than 200 km southwest of Paris. Pineau d'Aunis, a vigorous black grape variety, was first cultivated in the 9th century. It is characterized by a late budburst. Moreover, its foliage partially reddens in autumn. Although it is difficult to grow, Pineau d'Aunis is a high-yielding grape variety, producing between 40 and 80 hectolitres per hectare. It produces a wine with low alcohol content, supple, light-coloured and very aromatic. The "Pineau d'Aunis" grape variety is used as a single variety for the production of Coteaux du Vendômois. On the other hand, it is used in blends for Anjou, Rosé d'Anjou, Crémant de vallée de la Loire, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Saumur, Saumur Champigny, Coteaux du Loir and Touraine. Finally, it is an accessory grape variety for Valençay.

News about Winery Gaelle Berriau and wines from the region

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In 80-second clip, Debra MEIBURG answers the question of an Internet user : what style should one expect from a good Chablis ? #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

Chablis wines with Joe Fattorini in The Wine Show @Home

In this first episode of a series dedicated to Chablis wines on @The Wine Show @Home, wine expert and TV host Joe Fattorini introduces the vineyards and the wines of Chablis through a tasting of three wines: a Petit Chablis, a Chablis and a Chablis Premier Cru. #PureChablis #BourgogneWines #Chablis ...

The word of the wine: Chaptalization

The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.