The Winery Lingua Franca of Ribbon Ridge of Oregon

Winery Lingua Franca
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Oregon.
It is located in Ribbon Ridge in the region of Oregon

The Winery Lingua Franca is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Ribbon Ridge to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the United States, nestled in the fertile belly of Oregon's Ribbon Ridge valley, lies a hidden treasure: Domaine Lingua Franca. This vineyard stretches across a magnificent plot of verdant lands, where rows of vines align in perfect harmony with the surrounding nature. It is bathed in a moderately oceanic climate, with a soil rich in marine basalt and dense clay, providing beautiful conditions for vine cultivation. The name Lingua Franca translates to "frank language" or "common language", reflecting the estate's commitment to establishing honest and transparent communication with its customers about its winemaking practices. This is a small production and selective distribution, offering high-quality wines to genuine wine connoisseurs. Domaine Lingua Franca is renowned for its production of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which are cultivated with great attention to sustainability and environmental protection. The wines are crafted with the assistance of environmentally respectful viticulture techniques, including biodynamic farming, which allows for balanced and flavorful wines that faithfully reflect the terroir of the region. What sets Domaine Lingua Franca apart is the close collaboration between the winemaker, the cellar master, and the vineyard team. Each plays a crucial role in the production of each bottle of wine. Grape clusters are carefully hand-selected, sorted, crushed, and fermented with indigenous yeasts to maintain the integrity of the fruit. Domaine Lingua Franca is also known for its hospitality.

Top Winery Lingua Franca wines

Looking for the best Winery Lingua Franca wines in Ribbon Ridge among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lingua Franca 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 Lingua Franca wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Lingua Franca

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lingua Franca

How Winery Lingua Franca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of capellini with prosciutto, skate with capers or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lingua Franca

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lingua Franca. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lingua Franca. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lingua Franca

  • 2016With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.96/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Ribbon Ridge

The wine region of Ribbon Ridge is located in the region of Chehalem Mountains of Oregon of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Beaux Frères or the Domaine Beaux Frères produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribbon Ridge are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribbon Ridge often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or game and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, perfume or ripe strawberries.

In the mouth of Ribbon Ridge is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 48 estates and châteaux in the of Ribbon Ridge, producing 102 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ribbon Ridge go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Lingua Franca

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lingua Franca

How Winery Lingua Franca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chinese noodles with beef, pork cheeks with cider and honey or roast deer my grandmother's way.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lingua Franca

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lingua Franca. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or jam and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lingua Franca. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lingua Franca

  • 2015With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Lingua Franca

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lingua Franca

How Winery Lingua Franca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of flights in the wind à la provençale, spaghetti carbonara or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Lingua Franca

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Lingua Franca. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Lingua Franca

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Bitter (flavor)

A flavour generally provided in wines by polyphenols and accompanied by a sensation of pungency. In small quantities, bitterness makes you salivate, gives relief to the wine and reinforces its sapidity.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lingua Franca

Planning a wine route in the of Ribbon Ridge? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Lingua Franca.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

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