Monday, September 17, 2012
Viognier
Viognier is a whtie wine grape.
In the Côte-Rôtie AOC (Rhône Valley), up to 20% of red wine blends can include Viognier though most growers add no more than 5%. Since Viognier ripens earlier than Syrah, the grape is normally harvested separately and added to the Syrah during fermentation. One of the benefits of adding Viognier is the process of co-pigmentation that is produced which stabilizes the coloring of the red wine.
In the Côte-Rôtie AOC (Rhône Valley), up to 20% of red wine blends can include Viognier though most growers add no more than 5%. Since Viognier ripens earlier than Syrah, the grape is normally harvested separately and added to the Syrah during fermentation. One of the benefits of adding Viognier is the process of co-pigmentation that is produced which stabilizes the coloring of the red wine.
# posted by Birdie @ 11:30 PM 
