Château de StonySoleil d'Hiver
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Château de Stony's Soleil d'Hiver.
Discover the grape variety: Abouriou
Abouriou noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Lot-et-Garonne). 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 medium-sized grapes. The Abouriou noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.
Informations about the Château de Stony
The Château de Stony is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Muscat de Frontignan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Muscat de Frontignan
Muscat de Frontignan is an appellation for naturally Sweet wines from Frontignan-la Peyrade, a town on the Mediterranean coast in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. The wines are made only from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. It is also used in the other Muscats of Languedoc (Muscat de Lunel, Muscat de Mireval and Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois). It is considered the best member of the Muscat family.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Champagne rosé
Often obtained by adding red wines (from Champagne), it is even the only vineyard where this practice is allowed. Some producers prefer the practice used in other regions, i.e. a short maceration to extract sufficient colouring matter. This results in winey rosés for meals. Elegant aperitif rosé is more often made from red wine coloured Chardonnay. Rosés can be vintage or non vintage.
