Winery West Cape HoweSparkling Shiraz
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Sparkling Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Sparkling Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Sparkling Shiraz
The Sparkling Shiraz of Winery West Cape Howe matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), moroccan style leg of lamb or stuffed round zucchini.
Details and technical informations about Winery West Cape Howe's Sparkling Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Carignan
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
Informations about the Winery West Cape Howe
The Winery West Cape Howe is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Mount Barker to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mount Barker
The wine region of Mount Barker is located in the region of Great Southern of Australie de l'Ouest of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Duke's or the Domaine Howard Park produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mount Barker are Riesling, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mount Barker often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, microbio or floral and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, red fruit or tropical fruit.
The wine region of Australie de l'Ouest
Western Australia is the largest of Australia's eight administrative areas and territories. In 2020, it accounted for only 2% of the nation's wine production, but has already produced up to 20% of the country's fine wines. Covering the entire western third of the vast island-continent, "WA" (as it is commonly known) stretches 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) from east to west. This makes it the second largest administrative subdivision of any country in the world, larger than Alaska and Texas combined.
The word of the wine: Ample
Said of a generous wine with a rich body that gives an impression of fullness in the mouth.
