The Winery Glunz of Illinois

Winery Glunz
The winery offers 36 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Illinois.
It is located in Illinois

The Winery Glunz is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 36 wines for sale in of Illinois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Glunz wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Glunz

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Glunz

How Winery Glunz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, imene's tunisian ojja or chicken pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Glunz

On the nose the red wine of Winery Glunz. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Glunz. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Glunz

  • 2017With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.04/5

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

  • Zinfandel
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petite Sirah
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Illinois

Illinois is a U. S. state located South of the Great Lakes region and bordered by Missouri to the west and Indiana to the east. The state is one of the fastest-growing wine producers in the United States; the number of wineries doubled in the late 1990s and now stands at over 100.

Illinois covers 150,000 square kilometers (58,000 square miles) between latitudes 36°N and 42°N, similar to northern California. However, the unpredictable and often Harsh winters of the Midwest mean that viticulture is not as widespread as in the key Californian regions of Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Most Illinois vineyards are located in the south, where they can take advantage of slightly warmer temperatures and increased exposure to sunlight. Illinois has a Long and successful wine-growing history dating back to the mid-19th century, when settlers planted grapes along the banks of the Mississippi River to make wine.

By the turn of the century, Illinois was the fourth largest wine-producing state in the United States. Like many states, this thriving wine industry was devastated by the advent of Prohibition in 1920, when most of Illinois' vineyards were uprooted in favor of grain crops.

The top white wines of Winery Glunz

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Glunz

How Winery Glunz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork colombo, gravelax salmon or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Glunz

On the nose the white wine of Winery Glunz. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Glunz. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Glunz

  • 0With an average score of 4.03/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top sweet wines of Winery Glunz

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Glunz

How Winery Glunz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, tajine of merguez and potatoes or deer stew.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Glunz

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Glunz. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Glunz

  • 0With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Glunz.

  • Merlot
  • Zinfandel
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Glunz

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Glunz

How Winery Glunz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef with mustard or sunday night savoury pie (leftover).

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Glunz

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Glunz. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or dried fruit.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Glunz

  • 0With an average score of 4.28/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Glunz.

  • Mission
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Madeira

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Glunz

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Glunz

How Winery Glunz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Chai

Place where the wine-making process takes place.

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

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

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