Winery MelvilleVerna's Viognier

White wine of Sta. Rita Hills of California of United States

3.8

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Verna's Viognier of Winery Melville is a white wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Taste structure of the Verna's Viognier from the Winery Melville

Light		Bold
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Verna's Viognier of Winery Melville in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Verna's Viognier of Winery Melville in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Food and wine pairings with Verna's Viognier

Pairings that work perfectly with Verna's Viognier

Original food and wine pairings with Verna's Viognier

Spicy food

The Verna's Viognier of Winery Melville matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of chicken in red wine, pasta with tuna and tomato or traditional tunisian couscous.

Details and technical informations about Winery Melville's Verna's Viognier.

Winery

Winery Melville

Grape varieties

Viognier

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

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

Last vintages of this wine

Verna's Viognier - 2013

In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines

Average rating: 3.8

Verna's Viognier - 2012

In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines

Average rating: 3.8

Verna's Viognier - 2011

In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines

Average rating: 3.6

Verna's Viognier - 2010

In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines

Average rating: 3.5

The best vintages of Verna's Viognier from Winery Melville are 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

Informations about the Winery Melville

The winery offers 37 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California

The Winery Melville is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 25000 of of United States wines

In the top 150 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines

In the top 45000 of white wines

In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

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.

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