The Winery Zapallar is one of the best wineries to follow in Colchagua Valley.. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Colchagua Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Zapallar wines in Colchagua Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Zapallar 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 Winery Zapallar wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Zapallar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bobotie, lamb curry or casserons in the country style.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Zapallar. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or leather and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Zapallar. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Colchagua Valley is located in the region of Rapel Valley of Central Valley of Chile. We currently count 487 estates and châteaux in the of Colchagua Valley, producing 2420 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Colchagua Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
How Winery Zapallar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of chili con carne, lamb in a crown with spring vegetables or chicken breast with curry and mushrooms.
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
How Winery Zapallar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pork roll with mustard, tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream or pizza with peppers and spicy chicken.
In Provence, wine made from must cooked and reduced over a wood fire, traditionally consumed at Christmas time with the thirteen desserts.
How Winery Zapallar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of suckling pig leg in the oven, chinchards with white wine and grapes or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
On the nose the white wine of Winery Zapallar. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Zapallar. is a with a nice freshness.
Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
