The Winery Vizar of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Vizar
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 140 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Vizar is one of the best wineries to follow in Castille-et-Léon.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Castille-et-Léon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vizar wines

Looking for the best Winery Vizar wines in Castille-et-Léon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Vizar 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 Vizar wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Vizar

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vizar

How Winery Vizar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, tajine of beef balls and merguez or veal escalope (piccata milanese).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Vizar

On the nose the red wine of Winery Vizar. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, plum or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of pepper, cheese or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Vizar. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Vizar

  • 2008With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Castille-et-Léon

Located in the northern half of the Central Iberian plateau, Castilla y León is the largest of Spain's 17 administrative regions, covering about one-fifth of the country's total area. It extends about 350 kilometres (220 miles) from central Spain to the northern coast. Just as wide, it connects the Rioja wine region to the Portuguese border. Red wines reign supreme in Castilla y León, and the Tempranillo grape is undoubtedly the king.

It is known here by various synonyms, including Tinta del Pais, Tinto de Toro and Tinto Fino. It is the source of all the best wines in the region, with the exception of Bierzo, which makes good use of Mencia. The other grape varieties are the French varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The white wines of Castilla y Léon are much less numerous than the reds, but hardly less prestigious.

The top white wines of Winery Vizar

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Vizar

How Winery Vizar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of oven-baked sausage, three ways to prepare chinese noodles or quiche without eggs.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Vizar

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Vizar. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Vizar

  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Verdejo

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 Vizar

Planning a wine route in the of Castille-et-Léon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Vizar.

Discover the grape variety: Verdejo

An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.

News about Winery Vizar and wines from the region

Duero’s Dehesa Peñalba vinery awarded single estate denomination

Bodegas Vizar is located in the municipality of Villabáñez, to the east of Valladolid is Spain’s Castile and León region, bordering the Ribera del Duero DO. Vizar’s application to obtain the Dehesa Peñalba vino de pago DO was first put forward to, and approved by the Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL), in 2019. The proposal was then submitted to the European Commission, which granted the final green light earlier this month. ‘We started the process in 2015 and ...

Second Barolo en primeur auction raises more than $769,000

Held in Piedmont on 28 October and also live-streamed in New York, the Barolo 2022 en primeur charity auction saw sales of $769,800. That is up by around $170,000 on last year’s inaugural event, said organisers Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo and Fondazione CRC Donare ETS, working in partnership with the Consorzio di tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani. Final sales were likely to top $800,000, with one final lot to be offered at the international Alba white truffle aucti ...

Ancient elites drank wine infused with vanilla, says study

Researchers examining remnants of jars dating back to the kingdom of Judah found evidence that royal elites in Jerusalem may have been drinking wine ‘flavoured with vanilla’. It’s already known that wine has a long history in the region, and some studies suggest wines contained added spices or herbs. Yet researchers said they were surprised to find traces of vanillin in some of the ancient storage jars, which were excavated from debris caused by the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE ...

The word of the wine: Character

Said of a typical wine that stands out for its originality. Used in the plural, it refers to all the organoleptic components of a wine (flavours and tactile sensations).