Winery Philippe & Jean Marie VialFleur de Granit Viognier
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or game (deer, venison).
The Fleur de Granit Viognier of the Winery Philippe & Jean Marie Vial is in the top 10 of wines of Urfe.
Food and wine pairings with Fleur de Granit Viognier
Pairings that work perfectly with Fleur de Granit Viognier
Original food and wine pairings with Fleur de Granit Viognier
The Fleur de Granit Viognier of Winery Philippe & Jean Marie Vial matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of croque-monsieur, duck breast with goat cheese and local ham or real swiss fondue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Philippe & Jean Marie Vial's Fleur de Granit Viognier.
Discover the grape variety: Viognier
White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Winery Philippe & Jean Marie Vial
The Winery Philippe & Jean Marie Vial is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Urfe to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Urfe
The wine region of Urfe is located in the region of Val de Loire of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine des Pothiers or the Domaine des Pothiers produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Urfe are Chardonnay, Gamay noir and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Urfe often reveals types of flavors of butter, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or citrus.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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