Winery MerwidaPinot Grigio
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a .
This wine generally goes well with pork, cured meat or mushrooms.
Taste structure of the Pinot Grigio from the Winery Merwida
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinot Grigio of Winery Merwida in the region of Western Cape is a .
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Grigio
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Grigio
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Grigio
The Pinot Grigio of Winery Merwida matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of moist parmesan steak, shrimp with curry express or homemade marengo veal.
Details and technical informations about Winery Merwida's Pinot Grigio.
Discover the grape variety: Souvignier gris
Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Bronner obtained in 1983 by Norbert Becker in Freiburg (Germany). A resistance gene has been identified to oidium, no gene to mildew. It can be found in Germany, but also in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, ... and in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pinot Grigio from Winery Merwida are 2018, 0, 2017
Informations about the Winery Merwida
The Winery Merwida is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Breedekloof to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Breedekloof
The wine region of Breedekloof is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jason's Hill or the Domaine Badsberg produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Breedekloof are Chenin blanc, Pinotage and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Breedekloof often reveals types of flavors of oak, honeysuckle or peach and sometimes also flavors of butter, green apple or lime.
The wine region of Western Cape
The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
The word of the wine: Bâtonnage
A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.
