Winery OpstalSauvignon Blanc Sparkling Sec
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Sec of Winery Opstal in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Sec
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Sec
Original food and wine pairings with Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Sec
The Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Sec of Winery Opstal matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of sardines with escabeche, flambéed prawns or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Opstal's Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Sec.
Discover the grape variety: Babic
This is an old indigenous variety that has been cultivated for a long time in Croatia, especially in central and southern Dalmatia. It can also be found in Hungary, in the former Yugoslavia to which Croatia belonged... in France it is almost unknown. It should be noted that it would be related with the dobricic and thus also with the plavac mali its son. Babic should not be confused with babica crni, another Croatian black grape variety.
Informations about the Winery Opstal
The Winery Opstal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 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: Vinification of sweet wines
Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).
