How do you pronounce Marechal Foch?
Maréchal Foch (pronounced “mar-esh-shall-fosh”), is a hybrid French red wine grape variety, and was developed in Alsace, France, by viticulturist Eugene Kuhlmann in the 1920’s. Some believe it to be a Goldriesling cross, but its true pedigree is uncertain.
What does the French word Foch mean?
Ferdinand
Foch in British English (French fɔʃ) noun. Ferdinand (fɛrdinɑ̃).
What is Foch wine?
Used to produce a variety of styles of wine, Maréchal Foch is a hybrid French red wine grape. It’s a cross between Goldriesling and a Native American Vitis. Typically, it produces a deep, dark, robust purple-coloured red wine that has strong acidity and mild tannins.
What does Marechal Foch taste like?
It is cold hardy and disease resistant and happily manages to avoid the “foxy” character that is prevalent in many American hybrids. Instead, Marechal Foch makes a deeply colored wine with earthy characters as well as some jammy, dark-fruit flavors.
Is Maréchal Foch a dry wine?
A small-berried dark grape which is the first to ripen, our award-winning Maréchal Foch is semi-dry, rich, very dark red and simultaneously fresh and mellow.
What type of wine is a Foch?
red wine grape
Used to produce a variety of styles of wine, Maréchal Foch is a hybrid French red wine grape. It’s a cross between Goldriesling and a Native American Vitis. The origins of Maréchal Foch go back to the early 1900’s, where it was discovered by Eugene Kuhlmann.
What is Marechal Foch wine?
Maréchal Foch grapes are an inter-specific red hybrid wine variety that was named after the French marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929). Developed in Alsace, France by Eugene Kuhlmann, Maréchal Foch is an early-ripening, cold-hardy variety that is resistant to fungal diseases.
What does Foch taste like?
Wines made from Marechal Foch tend to have strong acidity, aromas of black fruits and, in some cases, toasted wheat, mocha, fresh coffee, bitter chocolate, vanilla bean, and musk. In the darker variants of the wine a strong gamey nose is also often described.