The wine region of Clare Valley is located in the region of Mount Lofty Ranges of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 269 estates and châteaux in the of Clare Valley, producing 1076 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Clare Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
wines from the region of Clare Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of provencal stew, chaouia lamb or saddle of venison with fresh cream.
On the nose in the region of Clare Valley often reveals types of flavors of plum, black fruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of lemon, earth or citrus fruit. In the mouth in the region of Clare Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
