The Lynfred Winery of Illinois

Lynfred Winery
The winery offers 113 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Illinois.
It is located in Illinois
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The Lynfred Winery is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 113 wines for sale in of Illinois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Lynfred Winery wines

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

The top red wines of Lynfred Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Lynfred Winery

How Lynfred Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine or auvergne potée.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Lynfred Winery

On the nose the red wine of Lynfred Winery. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Lynfred Winery

  • 1994With an average score of 5.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.04/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petite Sirah
  • Merlot
  • Teroldego
  • Tempranillo
  • Tannat

Discovering the wine region of Illinois

Illinois is a U. S. state located South of the Great Lakes region and bordered by Missouri to the west and Indiana to the east. The state is one of the fastest-growing wine producers in the United States; the number of wineries doubled in the late 1990s and now stands at over 100.

Illinois covers 150,000 square kilometers (58,000 square miles) between latitudes 36°N and 42°N, similar to northern California. However, the unpredictable and often Harsh winters of the Midwest mean that viticulture is not as widespread as in the key Californian regions of Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Most Illinois vineyards are located in the south, where they can take advantage of slightly warmer temperatures and increased exposure to sunlight. Illinois has a Long and successful wine-growing history dating back to the mid-19th century, when settlers planted grapes along the banks of the Mississippi River to make wine.

By the turn of the century, Illinois was the fourth largest wine-producing state in the United States. Like many states, this thriving wine industry was devastated by the advent of Prohibition in 1920, when most of Illinois' vineyards were uprooted in favor of grain crops.

The top white wines of Lynfred Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Lynfred Winery

How Lynfred Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of flemish carbonnade, lemon and tuna risotto or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Lynfred Winery

On the nose the white wine of Lynfred Winery. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Lynfred Winery

  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Muscat Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

The top sweet wines of Lynfred Winery

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Lynfred Winery

How Lynfred Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon pavés en papillote, chicken colombo or homemade cookies.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Lynfred Winery

On the nose the sweet wine of Lynfred Winery. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Lynfred Winery.

  • Vidal Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer

The word of the wine: Sirupy

Close to the sensation of unctuousness, said of a wine that gives the impression of having the consistency of a syrup.

The top pink wines of Lynfred Winery

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Lynfred Winery

How Lynfred Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of wild boar with honey, veal shank in a pot au feu with star anise or meatloaf with lovage (perpetual celery).

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Petite Sirah

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Lynfred Winery

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

Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet

It is a crossbreed made in 1855 by Louis and Henri Bouschet from an intraspecific crossing between Grenache noir and Petit Bouschet. The Alicante Henri Bouschet is less and less multiplied, registered however in the Official Catalogue of the varieties of vine of wine grapes list A.

News about Lynfred Winery and wines from the region

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Saint-Gengoux-Le-National

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Saint-Gengoux-Le-National, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitte ...

Chablis: #locationmatters by Yang LU

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this first 90-second clip, Yang LU explains how location is the key to understanding “Why Chablis is special”. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Sirupy

Close to the sensation of unctuousness, said of a wine that gives the impression of having the consistency of a syrup.

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