Winery Groote PostSalt of the Earth
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Salt of the Earth of the Winery Groote Post is in the top 50 of wines of Darling.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Salt of the Earth of Winery Groote Post in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Salt of the Earth
Pairings that work perfectly with Salt of the Earth
Original food and wine pairings with Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth of Winery Groote Post matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, grandma melanie's cassoulet or chili con carne.
Details and technical informations about Winery Groote Post's Salt of the Earth.
Discover the grape variety: La Crescent
A direct-producer hybrid of American origin resulting from an interspecific cross between Saint Pepin and Elmer Swenson 6-8-25 (vitis riparia X Hamburg muscatel) obtained in 1988 by Peter Hemstad and James Luby at the University of Minnesota Research Center (United States). It can also be found in Canada, Ukraine, Russia, etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Salt of the Earth from Winery Groote Post are 2015, 0
Informations about the Winery Groote Post
The Winery Groote Post is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Darling to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Darling
The wine region of Darling is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Groote Post or the Domaine Groote Post produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Darling are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Darling often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dark fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, dried fruit or mulberry.
The wine region of Western Cape
The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
The word of the wine: INAO glass
Glass adapted to wine tasting, created in the 1970s by the Institut national des appellations d'origine. At the time, it had the advantage of offering a standardised tool to all tasters. It is characterized by a wide base that allows for good ventilation and a narrow mouth (opening of the glass) to concentrate the aromas. Many high-performance glasses have been created based on this model.
