Weingut Ch.W. BernhardHackenheimer Kirchberg Weissburgunder Spätlese Halbtrocken
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Hackenheimer Kirchberg Weissburgunder Spätlese Halbtrocken
Pairings that work perfectly with Hackenheimer Kirchberg Weissburgunder Spätlese Halbtrocken
Original food and wine pairings with Hackenheimer Kirchberg Weissburgunder Spätlese Halbtrocken
The Hackenheimer Kirchberg Weissburgunder Spätlese Halbtrocken of Weingut Ch.W. Bernhard matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe), paella from an old spanish grandmother... or spaghetti neapolitan style.
Details and technical informations about Weingut Ch.W. Bernhard's Hackenheimer Kirchberg Weissburgunder Spätlese Halbtrocken.
Discover the grape variety: Mérille
Originally from the Tarn-et-Garonne, the merille is a member of the cotoïdes family. It has long occupied the vineyards of Bergerac. It is often planted with négrette N or côt N. Nowadays, it is only grown on a hundred hectares in all. The young leaves of the Merille are heart-shaped. Its bunches are larger than average. The berries are bluish-black in colour and are also large and tightly packed. Merillas are associated with a regular and high production. It is often exposed to attacks by grape worms, leafhoppers and mites. It also fears grey rot but is not very sensitive to powdery mildew and mildew. This variety has 3 approved clones, not yet multiplied, namely 790, 445 and 444. It does not like soils with excessive humidity. It buds early and ripens later. Merille produces a light, not very aromatic, flat and simple wine.
Informations about the Weingut Ch.W. Bernhard
The Weingut Ch.W. Bernhard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rheinhessen
Rheinhessen is Germany's largest region for producing the quality wines of the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein designations, with roughly 26,500 hectares (65,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards as of 2014. Many of its most significant viticultural areas are favorably influenced by the Rhine river, which runs aLong its North and eastern borders. The Rhine, along with the Nahe river to the west and the Haardt mountains to its South, form a natural border. Rheinhessen covers an area south of Rheingau, north of Pfalz and east of Nahe, and is located within the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.
The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation
Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.
