Winery LiocoAlfaro Vineyard Grüner Veltliner
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or lean fish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Alfaro Vineyard Grüner Veltliner of Winery Lioco in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Alfaro Vineyard Grüner Veltliner
Pairings that work perfectly with Alfaro Vineyard Grüner Veltliner
Original food and wine pairings with Alfaro Vineyard Grüner Veltliner
The Alfaro Vineyard Grüner Veltliner of Winery Lioco matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of macaroonade from sète, baked sardines with garlic or cuttlefish a la plancha.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lioco's Alfaro Vineyard Grüner Veltliner.
Discover the grape variety: Couderc noir
Natural interspecific crossing between Jaeger 70 (Vitis Rupestris x Vitis Lincecumii) and an unknown Vitis Vinifera discovered by Eugène Contassot, the seeds from this crossing having been offered to/seeded by Georges Couderc. This direct-producing hybrid was the most widely planted, particularly in the south of France. There are still a few strains in production today, but it is practically no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonymy: Couderc 7120, Contassot 20 (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alfaro Vineyard Grüner Veltliner from Winery Lioco are 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Lioco
The Winery Lioco is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains
The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ridge Vineyards or the Kathryn Kennedy Winery produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Cruz Mountains often reveals types of flavors of cream, pencil shavings or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of charcoal, black truffle or blackberry jam.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Maderised
Term used to designate oxidized wines in reference to Madeira wines.
