Winery Jeir CreekViognier
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The Viognier of the Winery Jeir Creek is in the top 0 of wines of Canberra District.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jeir Creek's Viognier.
Discover the grape variety: Charmont
Intraspecific crossing between Chasselas and Chardonnay, obtained in 1965 by Jean-Louis Simon and selected by André Jacquinet at the Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station (Switzerland). This grape variety is known and cultivated in Switzerland, but it can also be found in Hungary, Germany, Italy, etc., and is virtually unknown in France. With the same parents, Jean-Louis Simon also obtained the doral.
Informations about the Winery Jeir Creek
The Winery Jeir Creek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Canberra District to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Canberra District
The wine region of Canberra District is located in the region of Southern New South Wales of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clonakilla or the Domaine Clonakilla produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Canberra District are Riesling, Pinot noir and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Canberra District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone or smoke and sometimes also flavors of peach, butter or lime.
The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.
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Optimism is high around the UK wine harvest in 2022, even if winemakers are generally reluctant to fully ‘call’ a vintage so early in the process. ‘So far quality has been excellent,’ said Simon Roberts, head winemaker at Ridgeview in Sussex, southern England. ‘We are heading for one of Ridgeview’s biggest harvests ever, possibly topping the record 2018 vintage. The fruit is tasting exceptional,’ he added. ‘Excitingly it looks like a particularly good year for Chardonnay.’ One of the ...
Mouton Rothschild 2004 poured at King Charles Versailles banquet
King Charles and Queen Camilla began their three-day state visit to France in style last night as celebrities, sports stars, authors, winemakers and politicians joined the Royal couple at a state banquet in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. Both the King and president Macron addressed the some 160 guests, who included high-profile figures chosen for their contribution to UK-France relations. Attendees included novelist Ken Follet, French-British actress Charlotte Gainsbourg and Br ...
Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study
Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...
The word of the wine: Ovoids (tanks)
Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.
