Winery Wines of IllyriaPlavac Mali
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Zinfandel.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.
The Plavac Mali of the Winery Wines of Illyria is in the top 10 of wines of Mediterranean.
Food and wine pairings with Plavac Mali
Pairings that work perfectly with Plavac Mali
Original food and wine pairings with Plavac Mali
The Plavac Mali of Winery Wines of Illyria matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, pastillas with lamb and apricots or green pizza.
Details and technical informations about Winery Wines of Illyria's Plavac Mali.
Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Plavac Mali from Winery Wines of Illyria are 2015, 0, 2012, 2000
Informations about the Winery Wines of Illyria
The Winery Wines of Illyria is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Mediterranean to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mediterranean
Turkey, located on the Anatolian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, produces more grapes than any other country in the world. However, only a very small proportion of these grapes are made into wine; as a predominantly Muslim nation, Turkey's per capita Alcohol consumption is very low. The lack of wine production in Turkey is highly ironic, as wine historians believe that viticulture and winemaking originated in this Part of the world. Archaeological projects in Turkey and neighboring countries in the Levant have uncovered evidence suggesting that primitive VineBreeding was part of life here more than 6,000 years ago, which explains the abundance of wine grapes (vinifera).
The word of the wine: Oenologist
Specialist in wine-making techniques. It is a profession and not a passion: one can be an oenophile without being an oenologist (and the opposite too!). Formerly attached to the Faculty of Pharmacy, oenology studies have become independent and have their own university course. Learning to make wine requires a good chemical background but also, increasingly, a good knowledge of the plant. Some oenologists work in laboratories (analysis). Others, the consulting oenologists, work directly in the properties.
