The The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey is one of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Colorado to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines in Colorado among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey 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 The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked lasagna, veal cutlets with savoy tomme or rabbit with marengo sauce.
On the nose the red wine of The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak.
Colorado is a state in the western United States, bordered by NewMexico to the South and Wyoming to the North. Colorado's vineyards are among the highest in the world, reaching altitudes of 2135 m in the Rocky Mountains. They rival even the famous Andean vineyards of Argentina. Grapes grown at this altitude produce wine with vibrant, intense colors and aromas created by the intense sunlight and cool nights.
Colorado's best wines are made from grape varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Riesling and Chardonnay. The state covers just under 270,000 square miles of land between latitudes 37°N and 41°N, from the Rockies to the eastern lowlands. Colorado's Climate is typically continental; the nearest large bodies of water are more than 500 miles away. This results in hot, Dry summers and cold winters, especially in the higher elevations.
How The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, papillotes of simple salmon steaks or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
On the nose the white wine of The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, earth or tree fruit.
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
How The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish) or duck leg confit in cider.
On the nose the sweet wine of The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Poor fertilization of some grapes at the time of flowering in cold or rainy weather. Milled grapes do not grow and usually do not contain seeds.
How The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef luc lake, traditional tunisian couscous or duck aiguillettes with apples.
On the nose the pink wine of The Winery At Holy Cross Abbey. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
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White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
