The Winery 12 Spies of Georgia

Winery 12 Spies - American Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 109 of the estates of Georgia.
It is located in Georgia

The Winery 12 Spies is one of the best wineries to follow in Georgie.. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Georgia to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery 12 Spies wines

Looking for the best Winery 12 Spies wines in Georgia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery 12 Spies 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 12 Spies wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery 12 Spies

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery 12 Spies

How Winery 12 Spies wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), braised lamb with peppers or baked sea bream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery 12 Spies

On the nose the red wine of Winery 12 Spies. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery 12 Spies.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Georgia

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States, bordered by Alabama to the west and Florida to the south. Georgia was once one of the largest wine producing states in the country. However, the early arrival (1905) of Prohibition here killed the Georgia wine industry until the 1980s. Today, Georgia is one of the largest wine producing states in the southeastern United States.

Vinifera, Hybrid and native Grape varieties are grown here for wine production. Viticulture in Georgia occurs primarily in the Northern Part of the state, in the southernmost parts of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Elevations between 400 and 670 meters above sea level provide a suitable environment for grapevines and temper the heat and humidity usually associated with Georgia's Climate. Wine producers in Virginia and North Carolina are also located in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The top white wines of Winery 12 Spies

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery 12 Spies

How Winery 12 Spies wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of rice with sausage meat and tomatoes, baked duck legs with potatoes or bouillabaisse like in marseille.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery 12 Spies.

  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

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

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery 12 Spies

Planning a wine route in the of Georgia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery 12 Spies.

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 12 Spies and wines from the region

Group of winegrowers seeks UNESCO recognition for ungrafted vines

The Francs de Pied (Ungrafted Vines) group, which last met two weeks ago at Pasquet’s Liber Pater winery in the Graves, consists of a growing circle of vignerons who work with ungrafted vineyards planted to native varieties. The list includes Francs de Pied president Loïc Pasquet himself, vice-president Egon Müller (Mosel), and secretary Andrea Polidoro of Cupano (Montalcino) and Contrada Contro (Marche); as well as Gocha Chkhaidze of leading Georgian winery, Askaneli; Thibault Liger-Belair (Bur ...

Decanter Editor-in-Chief’s New York Fine Wine Encounter top tips

There are going to be some utterly splendid wines to taste at our New York Fine Wine Encounter – many of the world’s grandest winemakers have brought some of their very best bottles to our event, knowing their hard work and talent will be appreciated by a discerning audience.  My team of experts have picked out a great selection of their personal favourites from the wines on offer, and for their superbly detailed analysis and opinion, you should read the pieces and the picks from Georgie Hindle, ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘I urge every reader to enjoy wine thoughtfully’

I first contributed to Decanter back in November 1988; the hundreds of columns and articles I’ve written since constitute a journey of discovery. I squirm, though, if I’m described as a ‘wine expert’. Whatever wine knowledge we acquire quickly cools, congeals and crusts over, like custard or gravy, as the years pass. The wine world expands at a clip. Every vintage rewrites history. It’s the chance to share discoveries – not just about wines, but about people, places and the act of drinking itsel ...

The word of the wine: Grape varieties

All the grape varieties that make up a vineyard, an appellation, a wine region.