The Winery Inkwell of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud

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The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 68 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Inkwell is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Inkwell wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Inkwell

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Inkwell

How Winery Inkwell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, wild rice salad with tuna or simple chicken curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Inkwell

On the nose the white wine of Winery Inkwell. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Inkwell. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Inkwell

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region of McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 599 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2626 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Inkwell

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Inkwell

How Winery Inkwell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of savoyard matafans, slippers with lamb or duck breast with orange sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Inkwell

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Inkwell

  • 2017With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Primitivo
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Inkwell

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Inkwell

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

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Inkwell.

  • Mataro

The word of the wine: Aranean

The underside of a grape leaf blade covered with tiny hairs distributed in a web-like pattern.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Inkwell

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

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

News about Winery Inkwell and wines from the region

Top Australian winery Giant Steps gets new head winemaker

Australia’s Giant Steps said that Melanie Chester joined the winery as head of winemaking and viticulture on 25 November. It marks a new chapter for one of the leading wineries in Yarra Valley, Victoria. Steve Flamsteed, who joined Giant Steps as chief winemaker in 2003, will step back from the cellar – although he is expected to continue working closely with the team. Working alongside winery founder Phil Sexton, Flamsteed has played a major role in developing Giant Steps’ reputation for excell ...

Jackson Family Wines buys first vineyard in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley

The family-owned company made its first foray into Washington State last year when it began buying grapes from select vineyards throughout the Walla Walla Valley. The winemaking team was impressed by the quality coming out of the region, and it has now pounced on the opportunity to acquire land there. It snapped up 61 acres of an existing 117-acre property in Mill Creek. A local firm called Abeja, founded by Ken and Ginger Roberts, bought the land back in 2000 in a bid to grow world-class Cabern ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Aranean

The underside of a grape leaf blade covered with tiny hairs distributed in a web-like pattern.