Winery L'Union des Cooperateurs d'AlsaceLa Cuvée Tokay Pinot Gris
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, cured meat or mushrooms.
Food and wine pairings with La Cuvée Tokay Pinot Gris
Pairings that work perfectly with La Cuvée Tokay Pinot Gris
Original food and wine pairings with La Cuvée Tokay Pinot Gris
The La Cuvée Tokay Pinot Gris of Winery L'Union des Cooperateurs d'Alsace matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of endives au gratin without béchamel sauce, marinade for chicken brochettes or rice with onions and mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Winery L'Union des Cooperateurs d'Alsace's La Cuvée Tokay Pinot Gris.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
Informations about the Winery L'Union des Cooperateurs d'Alsace
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The wine region of Alsace
Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.
The word of the wine: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
