Winery Orcas IslandFrancalicious Rosé of Cabernet Franc Petillant Naturel

wine of Horse Heaven Hills of Washington of United States

The Francalicious Rosé of Cabernet Franc Petillant Naturel of Winery Orcas Island is a wine from the region of Horse Heaven Hills of Washington.
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The Francalicious Rosé of Cabernet Franc Petillant Naturel of the Winery Orcas Island is in the top 0 of wines of Horse Heaven Hills.

Discover the grape variety: Floreal

A wine grape variety of the INRA-Resdur1 series with polygenic resistance (two genes for mildew and powdery mildew have been identified), resulting from an interspecific cross between Villaris and Mtp 3159-2-12 (for the latter, one of its parents is Vitis rotundifolia, which is resistant to Pierce's disease, mildew, grey rot, etc.). Little multiplied, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.

Informations about the Winery Orcas Island

The winery offers 17 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Horse Heaven Hills in the region of Washington

The Winery Orcas Island is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Horse Heaven Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills

The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quilceda Creek or the Domaine Passing Time produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Horse Heaven Hills are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Horse Heaven Hills often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, butter or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or chard.

The wine region of Washington

Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.

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