Winery La Guilde du VinCôtes du Frontonnais
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Côtes du Frontonnais
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes du Frontonnais
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes du Frontonnais
The Côtes du Frontonnais of Winery La Guilde du Vin matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or eggs in meurette.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Guilde du Vin's Côtes du Frontonnais.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Informations about the Winery La Guilde du Vin
The Winery La Guilde du Vin is one of wineries to follow in Fronton.. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Fronton to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fronton
The wine region of Fronton is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Bellevue La Forét or the Château Baudare produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronton are Négrette, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronton often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or citrus and sometimes also flavors of peach, apricot or minerality.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
News related to this wine
Glitzy ancient winery hosted ‘spectacles’ for Roman imperial elite
Excavation of the Villa of the Quintilii near Rome unearthed ruins of the ornate ancient winery, which may once have turned the annual grape harvest into a ‘vinicultural spectacle’ for a select imperial entourage, says a study that draws on evidence about Roman wine culture and the villa’s features. Grape treading floors partially clad in red breccia marble suggest opulence was prioritised over pragmatism, said researchers, writing in the Antiquity journal. A nymphaeum-like des ...
London’s first urban winery buys 12ha vineyard in West Sussex
Wine trade veteran Cliff Roberson opened London Cru in 2013, offering visitors the chance to see the winemaking process in action. The urban winery – which is sandwiched between Earl’s Court and Stamford Bridge stadium in London’s Zone 1 – has previously bought all of its grapes from various growers. That is generally the case for urban wineries, which source grapes from across the country or around the world and produce wines on-site. However, London Cru will now be able to control the quality ...
France forecasts stable 2023 wine harvest
National production from France’s wine harvest in 2023 has been estimated between 44 million and 47 million hectolitres this year, up from 45.4 million hectolitres in 2022. That would be in line with, or exceed, the five-year average. France appears to be doing better than Italy and Spain, which expect below-average volumes. Still, the French agriculture ministry emphasised the preliminary nature of its forecast, citing uncertainty around damage from downy mildew in Bordeaux and southwest ...
The word of the wine: Fumet
Older synonym for bouquet.
