{"id":2723,"date":"2023-04-28T11:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T15:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/?p=2723"},"modified":"2023-04-28T15:16:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:16:44","slug":"perfect-wines-for-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/perfect-wines-for-mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Wines to Gift for Mother’s Day and Their Flower Pairings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mother Gaia\u2019s splendor is starting to bloom here in the mid-Atlantic, and we can\u2019t think of a better way to celebrate Mother\u2019s Day than with flowers. Yes, flowers for Mother\u2019s Day is a bit clich\u00e9d, but moms love flowers – that\u2019s just science. Instead of getting your mom (or mother figure) the standard bouquet this time, we suggest surprising her with a floral-scented wine or six. Floral aromas and flavors may seem odd, but they\u2019re fairly standard in many different styles of wine and associated with quite a few grape varieties. <\/span><\/p>\n

Step your game up. Find your mom flowers and some wine with matching aromas by using this guide and shopping our online wine store<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Torront\u00e9s<\/b><\/h3>\n

Torront\u00e9s is incredibly fragrant, often smelling like potpourri, with heavy notes of white flowers like honeysuckle and jasmine. You can also smell geranium and rose petal in this aromatic white wine. Torront\u00e9s is an interesting grape, as it\u2019s grown in the northern province of Salta in some of the highest elevation vineyards in the world and not really found anywhere outside of Argentina.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pair this with a bouquet of very aromatic mixed white flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gew\u00fcrztraminer<\/b><\/h3>\n

Gew\u00fcrztraminer is another extremely aromatic variety. You\u2019ll see dry examples coming from Alsace in France and slightly sweet versions from Germany. This grape tends to make wines that feel lush and full – it\u2019s not particularly acidic, but Gew\u00fcrz is full of deep floral notes like geranium, lily of the valley, and rose.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pair this with a bouquet of aromatic white flowers mixed with some pink or red roses.<\/span><\/p>\n

WTSO Wine Recommendation:\u00a094 Pt. Boeckel Zotzenberg Grand Cru Gewurztraminer Alsace 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Viognier<\/b><\/h3>\n

Viognier may not be a grape variety that you\u2019re familiar with, but it’s definitely one that you should try. Like Gewurz, Viognier doesn\u2019t have a lot of acidity, so it can have quite a rich texture. This grape also takes to oak well, so if you\u2019re a fan of oaked Chardonnays from Napa Valley, Viognier is a more flavorful alternative. It tends to be fairly floral, with notes of lilac, white flowers like honeysuckle, and rose petals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pair this with a bouquet of aromatic white flowers mixed with some pink roses and lilac.<\/span><\/p>\n

WTSO Wine Recommendation:\u00a094 Pt. Les Vins de Vienne Condrieu La Chambe\u0301e 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

Pinot Noir<\/b><\/h3>\n

Pinot Noir makes some of the world\u2019s finest reds, and its fickle nature means it won\u2019t grow just anywhere. Pinot needs a cooler environment to produce wines that are subtle, delicate, and complex. Pinot can smell like peony and hibiscus, but one of the main aromas is rose petals – not necessarily freshly picked roses, but roses that have been sitting and are starting to dry slightly. Sounds weird, but in a well made Pinot, the floral component can be intoxicating. <\/span><\/p>\n

Pair this with a bouquet of pink peonies and red roses.<\/span><\/p>\n

WTSO Wine Recommendation:\u00a0Apolloni Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Cuve\u0301e 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Malbec<\/b><\/h3>\n

Malbec is another one from Argentina. This grape\u2019s original home was in Bordeaux, but it was found to thrive in the high-elevation vineyards of Mendoza on the foothills of the Andes Mountains. The winemakers of Argentina have taken this humble blending grape and brought it to the forefront, using Malbec to produce plummy wines with notes of purple flowers like violet, geranium, and lilac. Malbec is a great, affordable alternative for lovers of Merlot and Shiraz.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pair this with a bouquet of anything purple.<\/span><\/p>\n

WTSO Wine Recommendation:\u00a095 Pt. Cha\u0302teau Candeley Malbec AOC Bordeaux Rouge 2020<\/a><\/p>\n

Grenache<\/b><\/h3>\n

Grenache is found blended into some of the tastiest wines in France and Spain, where it\u2019s called “Garnacha.” In France, it\u2019s a key figure in many Rh\u00f4ne blends, often featured in the Southern Rh\u00f4ne. In Australia, you’ll find it in GSM blends (Grenache-Shiraz-Mourv\u00e8dre). Grenache tends to have notes of herby flowers, like lavender, as well as more subtle rose.<\/span><\/p>\n

WTSO Wine Recommendation:\u00a0Kay Brothers Basket Pressed Grenache 2020 McLaren Vale Australia<\/a><\/p>\n

Pair this with a rustic bouquet that includes blooming lavender and white roses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your mother raised you, and for that alone, she deserves wine – a lot of it. Pick up a few discount wine<\/a> bottles for her, grab a glass, and toast to the woman who put up with you during your goth phase in high school.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mother Gaia\u2019s splendor is starting to bloom here in the mid-Atlantic, and we can\u2019t think of a better way to celebrate Mother\u2019s Day than with flowers. Yes, flowers for Mother\u2019s Day is a bit clich\u00e9d, but moms love flowers – that\u2019s just science. Instead of getting your mom (or mother figure) the standard bouquet this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":6632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[344],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holiday"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2723"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6633,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2723\/revisions\/6633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}