Winery VenteuxOld Vine Carignan
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and spicy food.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Old Vine Carignan of Winery Venteux in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Old Vine Carignan
Pairings that work perfectly with Old Vine Carignan
Original food and wine pairings with Old Vine Carignan
The Old Vine Carignan of Winery Venteux matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of quick meatloaf or marinated tacaud fillets.
Details and technical informations about Winery Venteux's Old Vine Carignan.
Discover the grape variety: Kerner
Intraspecific crossing between frankenthal and riesling obtained in Germany in 1929 by August Karl Herold (1902/1973). In 1951 and by crossing it with the sylvaner, we obtained the juwel. It should be noted that there is a mutation of Kerner, discovered in 1974 and bearing the name of kernling, with grapes of pink-grey to red-grey colour at full maturity. Kerner can be found in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan... practically unknown in France except in a few Moselle vineyards.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Old Vine Carignan from Winery Venteux are 0
Informations about the Winery Venteux
The Winery Venteux is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Mendocino to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendocino
The wine region of Mendocino is located in the region of Mendocino County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Las Jaras Wines or the Domaine Anthill Farms produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mendocino are Zinfandel, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mendocino often reveals types of flavors of cherry, butter or guava and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Filling
Gentle transfer from one barrel to another to oxygenate the wine, eliminate some of the lees and reduce the carbon dioxide (fizz) that was released during the fermentations.
