The North Shore Winery of Minnesota

North Shore Winery - Artist Point
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Minnesota.
It is located in Minnesota

The North Shore Winery is one of the best wineries to follow in Minnesota.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Minnesota to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top North Shore Winery wines

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

The top white wines of North Shore Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of North Shore Winery

How North Shore Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of baked dumplings, duck breast with apples or salmon steaks with cream sauce.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Minnesota

Minnesota is a state located in the NorthCentral United States, bordered by Canada to the north and Iowa to the South. The state's Harsh continental Climate makes viticulture difficult. However, research at the University of Minnesota on cold-hardy HybridGrape varieties has opened up opportunities for Minnesota wine producers. The state covers 225,000 square miles between latitudes 43°N and 49°N, which puts it roughly on par with the United States.

This puts it about the same Size as the wine regions of France. Unfortunately, Minnesota's inland location results in much more extreme temperatures in both summer and winter, posing Serious risks to all but the most cold-hardy grape varieties. Most of the state's wine regions are in areas where there is a large Body of water nearby to moderate the temperatures. Fortunately, there are plenty of lakes here: Minnesota is known as the "land of 10,000 lakes.

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The top red wines of North Shore Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of North Shore Winery

How North Shore Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, leg of lamb in butterfly (barbecue) or pasta "carbonara" à la française.

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

  • Zinfandel
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Dolcetto
  • Petite Sirah
  • Barbera

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the North Shore Winery

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about North Shore Winery and wines from the region

My life and job as a personal wine consultant

Tongue firmly in cheek, I sometimes define ‘wine consultant’ as ‘someone lacking employment who will work for whoever pays them’. Although meant in jest, the implied question is valid: just what does a wine consultant do? More importantly, in this age, when every assistant in a retail shop styles him- or herself a sales consultant, who would hire one? The short answer is this: a wine consultant is someone who advises wine lovers about their passion. He or she advises buyers on what to buy (and a ...

My life and job as a personal wine consultant

Tongue firmly in cheek, I sometimes define ‘wine consultant’ as ‘someone lacking employment who will work for whoever pays them’. Although meant in jest, the implied question is valid: just what does a wine consultant do? More importantly, in this age, when every assistant in a retail shop styles him- or herself a sales consultant, who would hire one? The short answer is this: a wine consultant is someone who advises wine lovers about their passion. He or she advises buyers on what to buy (and a ...

My life and job as a personal wine consultant

Tongue firmly in cheek, I sometimes define ‘wine consultant’ as ‘someone lacking employment who will work for whoever pays them’. Although meant in jest, the implied question is valid: just what does a wine consultant do? More importantly, in this age, when every assistant in a retail shop styles him- or herself a sales consultant, who would hire one? The short answer is this: a wine consultant is someone who advises wine lovers about their passion. He or she advises buyers on what to buy (and a ...

The word of the wine: N-D

Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.

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