The Winery Purgatory of Illinois

Winery Purgatory
The winery offers 44 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 114 of the estates of Illinois.
It is located in Illinois

The Winery Purgatory is one of the best wineries to follow in Illinois.. It offers 44 wines for sale in of Illinois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Purgatory wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Purgatory

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Purgatory

How Winery Purgatory wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, pan-fried carrots or wild boar ragout with kriek.

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

  • Petite Sirah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Primitivo

Discovering the wine region of Illinois

Illinois is a U. S. state located South of the Great Lakes region and bordered by Missouri to the west and Indiana to the east. The state is one of the fastest-growing wine producers in the United States; the number of wineries doubled in the late 1990s and now stands at over 100.

Illinois covers 150,000 square kilometers (58,000 square miles) between latitudes 36°N and 42°N, similar to northern California. However, the unpredictable and often Harsh winters of the Midwest mean that viticulture is not as widespread as in the key Californian regions of Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Most Illinois vineyards are located in the south, where they can take advantage of slightly warmer temperatures and increased exposure to sunlight. Illinois has a Long and successful wine-growing history dating back to the mid-19th century, when settlers planted grapes along the banks of the Mississippi River to make wine.

By the turn of the century, Illinois was the fourth largest wine-producing state in the United States. Like many states, this thriving wine industry was devastated by the advent of Prohibition in 1920, when most of Illinois' vineyards were uprooted in favor of grain crops.

The top white wines of Winery Purgatory

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Purgatory

How Winery Purgatory wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pan bagnat, cuttlefish armorican style (morgate) or zucchini quiche.

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

  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Purgatory

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Purgatory

How Winery Purgatory wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Purgatory

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Purgatory. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.

The word of the wine: Sour

Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Purgatory

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery Purgatory and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In 80-second clip, Debra MEIBURG answers the question of an Internet user : what style should one expect from a good Chablis ? #Chablis #PureChablis ...

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Mâcon

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on Mâcon wines! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​ Find ...

The word of the wine: Sour

Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.

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