The Winery Red & Yellow Lorry of Elgin of Western Cape

Winery Red & Yellow Lorry - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape
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The Winery Red & Yellow Lorry is one of the best wineries to follow in Elgin.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Red & Yellow Lorry wines

Looking for the best Winery Red & Yellow Lorry wines in Elgin among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Red & Yellow Lorry 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 Red & Yellow Lorry wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Red & Yellow Lorry

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Red & Yellow Lorry

How Winery Red & Yellow Lorry wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tunisian molokheya, delicious veal stew or duck breast with honey.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Red & Yellow Lorry.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.

In the mouth of Elgin is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Elgin, producing 336 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Elgin go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

The top white wines of Winery Red & Yellow Lorry

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Red & Yellow Lorry

How Winery Red & Yellow Lorry wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of scallops with saffron, nanie's diced ham quiche or pizza with bacon, goat cheese and honey.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Red & Yellow Lorry

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Red & Yellow Lorry. is a with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Red & Yellow Lorry.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Red & Yellow Lorry

Planning a wine route in the of Elgin? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Red & Yellow Lorry.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Red & Yellow Lorry and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...

Ukraine winery’s mission to deliver bottles to DWWA

Amid the devastation and turmoil since Russia’s invasion on 24 February, Beykush winery on southern Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast has been among those attempting to continue operations as much as possible. Last week, Beykush began transporting thousands of wines to western Ukraine in order to protect them for possible export to other markets, winery director Svetlana Tsybak told Decanter. ‘Yesterday we sent three palettes, about 1,200 bottles, and today the same quantity,’ she said. She also s ...

The word of the wine: Imperial

Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).

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