The Tarara Winery of Northern Region of Virginia

Tarara Winery
The winery offers 55 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 22 of the estates of Virginia.
It is located in Northern Region in the region of Virginia

The Tarara Winery is one of the world's great estates. It offers 55 wines for sale in of Northern Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Tarara Winery wines

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

The top red wines of Tarara Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Tarara Winery

How Tarara Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, leg of lamb in butterfly (barbecue) or hawaiian pizza.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Tarara Winery

On the nose the red wine of Tarara Winery. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.

The best vintages in the red wines of Tarara Winery

  • 2012With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.52/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Northern Region

The wine region of Northern Region is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Santo Tomás or the Domaine Rappahannock produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Northern Region are Cabernet franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Northern Region often reveals types of flavors of pepper, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or red fruit.

We currently count 14 estates and châteaux in the of Northern Region, producing 17 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Northern Region go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

The top white wines of Tarara Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Tarara Winery

How Tarara Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked pork chops, lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Tarara Winery

On the nose the white wine of Tarara Winery. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Tarara Winery

  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.32/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Tarara Winery

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

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

News about Tarara Winery and wines from the region

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

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-Charnay-les-Mâcon, 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/Bo ...

The word of the wine: Amber

(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.