The Winery Penfolds is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 157 wines for sale in of Australie du Sud to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Penfolds wines in Australie du Sud among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Penfolds 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 Winery Penfolds wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Penfolds wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of puchero, moussaka with spices or royal couscous.
On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Penfolds. often reveals types of flavors of cream, tree fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of cedar, molasses or red fruit.
SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.
South Australia's wine portfolio is heavily weighted towards Powerful red wines, most of which are made from Shiraz. Another grape variety that thrives here is Cabernet Sauvignon, the best examples of which come from the Limestone Coast in the far south-east of the state (notably Coonawarra, Padthaway and Robe). Grenache has also proved well suited to the South Australian Climate and winemaking style, particularly when combined with Shiraz and Mourvedre (also known as Mataro in Australia) to create the classic Australian GSM blend. European varieties as diverse as Tempranillo, Nebbiolo, Montepulciano and Petit Verdot are also present in South Australian vineyards, but only in small quantities.
How Winery Penfolds wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of wild boar stew, skate wing with caper butter or cream and tuna quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Penfolds. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or petroleum and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, elderflower or orange blossom. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Penfolds. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
How Winery Penfolds wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with cider, mathieu's lamb tagine or monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Penfolds. often reveals types of flavors of cream, hazelnut or apricot and sometimes also flavors of salt, stone or thyme. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Penfolds. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.
How Winery Penfolds wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of bacon and mushroom tagliatelle, flammekueche (with laughing cow) or baked sea bream.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Penfolds. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, butter or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Penfolds. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Durif noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Dauphiné). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Durif noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
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Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...
Stephen Burton, 57, and Andrew Fuller, 55, face up to 20 years behind bars if they are convicted of duping the collectors. They set up a company called Bordeaux Cellars to conduct the alleged scam. It offered investors the chance to earn high returns by making collateralised loans secured against rare bottles of the world’s finest wines, including Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Screaming Eagle. However, the returns were ‘too good to be true’, according to court papers filed in New York by US di ...
Cofounded by Xavier Garambois, the former vice-president of EU retail at Amazon, Winechain.co is set to go live by the end of this year with its first ‘wiNeFT’ offering – its term for a fine wine linked to a non-fungible token (NFT). There has been a growing amount of innovation around NFTs in the wine world, from limited-edition winery offers to the ways in which blockchain technology could provide a digital guarantee of ownership history. Winechain said its goal is ‘to build dy ...
An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.
