The Winery Pierrines of Touraine of Loire Valley

Winery Pierrines
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 3307 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Pierrines is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pierrines wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Pierrines

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pierrines

How Winery Pierrines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fresh sausage, veal cutlets with savoy tomme or rabbit with hunter's sauce.

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.

In the mouth of Touraine is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 638 estates and châteaux in the of Touraine, producing 1688 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Touraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

The top pink wines of Winery Pierrines

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Pierrines

How Winery Pierrines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar with honey, stuffed round zucchini or deer jig.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Pierrines.

  • Gamay
  • Grolleau
  • Pineau D'Aunis
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Grolleau

Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top white wines of Winery Pierrines

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pierrines

How Winery Pierrines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of potato and smoked salmon gratin, chipirons / squids with tomato (basque country) or zucchini quiche.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: pH

Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Pierrines

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

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Winery Pierrines and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: pH

Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.