The wine region of Arroyo Seco is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wente or the Domaine Kendall-Jackson produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Arroyo Seco are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Arroyo Seco often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tree fruit or perfume and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, hay or honey.
In the mouth of Arroyo Seco is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 94 estates and châteaux in the of Arroyo Seco, producing 226 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Arroyo Seco go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
red wines from the region of Arroyo Seco go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., saltimbocca alla romana or magret with pepper.
