Winery Winzer SommerachSommeracher Katzenkopf Domina Trocken
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Winzer Sommerach's Sommeracher Katzenkopf Domina Trocken.
Discover the grape variety: Aligoté
Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sommeracher Katzenkopf Domina Trocken from Winery Winzer Sommerach are 2013, 0, 2016, 2017
Informations about the Winery Winzer Sommerach
The Winery Winzer Sommerach is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 91 wines for sale in the of Franken to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Franken
Franken, or Franconia in English, is a wine-growing region in the northwest of Germany's historic state of Bavaria. Though Bavaria may be more famous for its beer, Franken boasts a proud viticultural tradition and is one of the most unique regions in the country. There are just over 6,100 hectares (15,073 ac) of vines Planted in Franken and around 80 percent of these are white Grape varieties. Here, Riesling plays second fiddle to the often overlooked Silvaner and Müller-Thurgau.
The word of the wine: Grand cru classé
In the Bordeaux region, this refers to certain châteaux in the Médoc and also in Saint-Émilion which are classified.
