Winery Galena CellarsConcord
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Concord of the Winery Galena Cellars is in the top 50 of wines of Illinois.
Details and technical informations about Winery Galena Cellars's Concord.
Discover the grape variety: Concord
Fruity, often sweet reds with a dense purple robe, light tannins and preserved acidity. Intense aromas of fresh grape, strawberry, raspberry and the characteristic foxy note (musky animal typical of Vitis labrusca). Often vinified sweet or semi-sweet. Pillar of American viticulture in the 19th century, today mainly used for grape juice, Welch's jelly and American kosher wine. Vitis labrusca hybrid selected around 1840 by Ephraim Bull in Concord, Massachusetts.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Concord from Winery Galena Cellars are 2008, 0
Informations about the Winery Galena Cellars
The Winery Galena Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 49 wines for sale in the of Illinois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Illinois
Midwestern US wine state, humid continental climate requiring robust hybrid varieties. Signature Chambourcin in red: fruity and accessible with signature black cherry, raspberry, plum, fresh herbs and a peppery touch, supple tannins and lively acidity — the local standard. Dense, deeply coloured Norton (blackberry, coffee), fruity Frontenac, spicy Foch. Whites: ample Chardonel, honeyed sweet Vidal Blanc, aromatic Vignoles, opulent Traminette, lively Seyval Blanc.
The word of the wine: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
