The Winery Kontos Cellars of Walla Walla Valley of Washington

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The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 117 of the estates of Washington.
It is located in Walla Walla Valley in the region of Washington
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The Winery Kontos Cellars is one of the best wineries to follow in Walla Walla Valley.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Walla Walla Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Kontos Cellars wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Kontos Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kontos Cellars

How Winery Kontos Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, eggplant lasagna or locro criollo (argentina).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kontos Cellars

On the nose the red wine of Winery Kontos Cellars. 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 Kontos Cellars. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kontos Cellars

  • 2010With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.94/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Walla Walla Valley

The wine region of Walla Walla Valley is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. We currently count 225 estates and châteaux in the of Walla Walla Valley, producing 840 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Walla Walla Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Kontos Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Kontos Cellars

How Winery Kontos Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of quiche without eggs, aiguillette of duck with honey or tuna and mayonnaise onigiri.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Kontos Cellars

On the nose the white wine of Winery Kontos Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Kontos Cellars

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Orange Muscat

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Kontos Cellars

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Kontos Cellars and wines from the region

The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

The luxury wine group bought Bottom Line Ranch in the San Miguel District for an undisclosed sum. It is exclusively planted with Cabernet, featuring seven top clones on three drought-tolerant rootstocks. Alex Ryan, chief executive and president of The Duckhorn Portfolio, said the sub-appellation’s climate is ideal for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. ‘There is a reason why Paso Robles has the most Cabernet Sauvignon acreage of any appellation in California outside of Napa Valley,’ added ...

Master Sommelier Larry Stone explains why he sold Lingua Franca to Constellation Brands

Stone will remain on board as a brand ambassador and adviser to the business he created back in 2012. The winemaking team, spearheaded by Thomas Savre and Burgundian consultant Dominique Lafon, is still in place too. ‘We’re all still there and we’re going to keep making great wine, but we will have better resources,’ Stone told Decanter.com. Stone, a Master Sommelier, purchased the 61 hectares Janzen Farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley on December 31, 2012. He had been working at Evening Land’s a ...

More must-taste wines selected by Decanter’s Regional Editors for DFWE NYC

In the second part of this series, Decanter’s editorial team members highlight the wines they are looking forward to tasting at the upcoming Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Tina Gellie – Content Manager and Regional Editor (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa) Burrowing Owl, Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 2019 In 2016, while on a press trip to British Columbia’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, I had the pleasur ...

The word of the wine: Over-ripeness

Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.