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Silcher

Silcher wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Light-medium
Origin
Germany
Top region
Württemberg
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Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Silcher is a white grape variety, and it traces back to Württemberg, Germany.

Structurally it lands at light-medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

Look for stone fruit, green apple, pear, floral, mineral and herbal.

In the cellar it meets unoaked.

The regions that matter for it are Württemberg.

In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening, medium vigour and a preference for moderate.

Watch for the synonyms: Weinsberg S 377.

At the table it suits cream of white asparagus soup, cauliflower cheese and smoked fish pie.

The structure.

Body
Light-medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium-high
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
stone fruitgreen applepear
Aromas
floralmineralherbal
Cellar
Unoaked
Styles
dry white

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 cream of white asparagus soup
02 cauliflower cheese
03 smoked fish pie

Also labelled.

Weinsberg S 377.

Silcher: common questions

01.
What does Silcher taste like?
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Silcher tastes of stone fruit, green apple, pear, floral, mineral and herbal. Structurally it lands at light-medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Silcher from?
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Silcher originates in Württemberg, Germany.
03.
Where is Silcher grown?
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The key regions for Silcher are Württemberg.
04.
What food pairs with Silcher?
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Pour it with cream of white asparagus soup, cauliflower cheese and smoked fish pie.
05.
What else is Silcher called?
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Silcher is also labelled Weinsberg S 377.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Germany.

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