The Winery Village Vintner of Illinois

Winery Village Vintner - Black Forest
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 238 of the estates of Illinois.
It is located in Illinois

The Winery Village Vintner is one of the best wineries to follow in Illinois.. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Illinois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Village Vintner wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Village Vintner

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Village Vintner

How Winery Village Vintner wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, wild boar bourguignon or curried coral lentils.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Village Vintner

On the nose the red wine of Winery Village Vintner. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

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

  • Petite Sirah
  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Illinois

Illinois is a U. S. state located South of the Great Lakes region and bordered by Missouri to the west and Indiana to the east. The state is one of the fastest-growing wine producers in the United States; the number of wineries doubled in the late 1990s and now stands at over 100.

Illinois covers 150,000 square kilometers (58,000 square miles) between latitudes 36°N and 42°N, similar to northern California. However, the unpredictable and often Harsh winters of the Midwest mean that viticulture is not as widespread as in the key Californian regions of Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Most Illinois vineyards are located in the south, where they can take advantage of slightly warmer temperatures and increased exposure to sunlight. Illinois has a Long and successful wine-growing history dating back to the mid-19th century, when settlers planted grapes along the banks of the Mississippi River to make wine.

By the turn of the century, Illinois was the fourth largest wine-producing state in the United States. Like many states, this thriving wine industry was devastated by the advent of Prohibition in 1920, when most of Illinois' vineyards were uprooted in favor of grain crops.

The top white wines of Winery Village Vintner

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Village Vintner

How Winery Village Vintner wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of smoked salmon sandwich, monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise or chocolate mousse.

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

  • Gewürztraminer

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Village Vintner

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

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Village Vintner and wines from the region

Walls’ hidden gems: Mas de Libian, Ardèche

Our feet crunched through layers of dry oak leaves as we climbed a pebbly path towards the vineyards behind the farmhouse. Roots go deep here. Not just the tall oaks and squat vines, but families too. I walked the vineyards at Mas de Libian with Hélène Thibon, but it was her father Jean-Pierre that greeted me when I arrived. Hélène’s sister Catherine was out front with Bambi the horse, ploughing the sandier plots. Later, we tasted in the winery with Hélène’s son Aurélien. Three generations of a ...

Laithwaites launches wine in 100% recycled glass bottle

The W/O (standing for ‘without’) Frappato 2020 – an organic Sicilian red – is packaged in a bottle made with ‘wild’ glass (the name bottle manufacturer Estal has given to its 100% recycled glass). The launch, which forms part of the company’s pledge to become Net Zero and halve its carbon footprint by 2030, marked a ‘UK first for wine’, according to the online wine merchant. It follows a recent audit commissioned from EcoAct – a specialist company advising on sustainability, which sh ...

Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC: our insider tips to the biggest event of the year so far

For the first time in our history, join us in New York this Saturday 18 June and share the unmissable experience of the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in one of the best cities in the world. Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC is taking over the 60th floor Bay Room at Manhatta in Manhattan for an incredible day of wine tasting, featuring over 50 prestigious wine producers, showcasing over 200 fine wines and hosting four sensational masterclasses. Want to know what you absolutely can’t miss? Here’s ou ...

The word of the wine: Acidic (flavor)

Acidity is present in all wines, and is essential in white wines. It is due to the presence of different organic acids in the wine, and is expressed in the mouth by a sensation of freshness combined with other elements, such as minerality or a note of bitterness. Moderately present, it brings relief and vivacity to the wine.

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