Winery Michel de FontenayPouilly-Fumé
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Pouilly-Fumé
Pairings that work perfectly with Pouilly-Fumé
Original food and wine pairings with Pouilly-Fumé
The Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Michel de Fontenay matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of brussels sprouts with bacon in a casserole, knife feet or pasta with chicken and curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Michel de Fontenay's Pouilly-Fumé.
Discover the grape variety: Pavana
A very old grape variety grown mainly in Italy. Nowadays, it can be found much more in the Trentino region and in the province of Bellino, ... in France it is almost unknown. Note that it is related to Schiava Lombardo and Turca.
Informations about the Winery Michel de Fontenay
The Winery Michel de Fontenay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Pouilly-Fumé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé
The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) or the Domaine de Ladoucette produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pouilly-Fumé are Chenin blanc, Chardonnay and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pouilly-Fumé often reveals types of flavors of earth, black currant or fennel and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, banana or fresh cut grass.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
The word of the wine: Grape variety
A type of vine plant and, by extension, the term used to designate the grapes that come from it. The term "table grape" is used to designate the grapes used for consumption, whereas the term "grape variety" is used to designate the wine grapes used to make wine.
