Winery Thomas FamilyRio Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Rio Red of the Winery Thomas Family is in the top 10 of wines of Madison County.
Details and technical informations about Winery Thomas Family's Rio Red.
Discover the grape variety: Suffolk red
Seedless table grape with long clusters and spherical pink-red berries, thin skin, crunchy flesh, and a fresh, sweet flavour. Early-ripening and cold-hardy. Grown in northeastern USA and Canada for fresh consumption, appreciated for its attractive appearance and balanced taste. An American grey seedless table grape variety obtained in 1972 by Cornell University.
Informations about the Winery Thomas Family
The Winery Thomas Family is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Madison County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Madison County
Wine county of central Virginia (Blue Ridge foothills), temperate granitic terroir. Signature Cabernet Franc — elegant red with lively notes of cherry, raspberry, ripe bell pepper and refined herbaceous touch, fine tannins. Petit Manseng and Viognier — aromatic and structured whites with intense notes of yellow fruits, honey, white flowers and mineral touch (award-winning Early Mountain). Tannat, Petit Verdot and Norton as complementary reds.
The wine region of Missouri
American Midwest vineyard, cradle of the first US AVA (Augusta, 1980, 8 months before Napa). Signature Norton/Cynthiana, the state's official grape and a native pride: dense, deeply coloured reds with signature notes of blackberry, candied black cherry, plum, coffee, leather and spices, firm tannins - fleshy age-worthy wines, robust against the humid continental climate. Also off-dry Vidal Blanc (citrus, honey), fruity red Chambourcin, peppery Cabernet Franc, lively Seyval Blanc.
The word of the wine: Decommissioning
Removal of the right to the appellation of origin of a wine; it is then marketed as Vin de France.
