Winery Herrera VineyardsTannat
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Herrera Vineyards's Tannat.
Discover the grape variety: Chambourcin
Chambourcin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Chambourcin noir can be found in several vineyards: Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica.
Informations about the Winery Herrera Vineyards
The Winery Herrera Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Yadkin County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yadkin County
The wine region of Yadkin County is located in the region of North Carolina of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jones von Drehle or the Domaine Elkin Creek Vineyard produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yadkin County are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yadkin County often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
The wine region of North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located on the east coast of the United States, between the Appalachian Mountains to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The state's transitional Climate is well suited to growing grapes for wine production, and the state has a Long and illustrious wine-making history. North Carolina's finest wines are made from Vitis vinifera grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and Riesling. However, muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) are native to the region.
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.
