Top 100 red wines of San Benito County

Discover the top 100 best red wines of San Benito County of Central Coast as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of San Benito County and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of San Benito County

The wine region of San Benito County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Williams Selyem or the Domaine Williams Selyem produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of San Benito County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of San Benito County often reveals types of flavors of earth, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

In the mouth of San Benito County is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 26 estates and châteaux in the of San Benito County, producing 46 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of San Benito County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of San Benito County

red wines from the region of San Benito County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), pork cheeks with cider and honey or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of San Benito County

On the nose in the region of San Benito County often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, rhubarb or cassis and sometimes also flavors of caramel, raisin or mint. In the mouth in the region of San Benito County is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of San Benito County

BBQ wines: Great bottles to drink with all your barbecue dishes

What kind of wine should you serve at a BBQ?  With the weather (hopefully) on our side, there are few things better than a barbecue in the sunshine accompanied by a delicious glass of wine. Choosing a good bottle for your barbecue can really elevate the occasion, although for something a little less formal, there’s plenty to choose from in terms of canned or bag-in-box wines instead. Forget those days of washing down a burnt burger with warm Chardonnay or a ‘cooked’ red served in a plastic ...

Sale of six-litre DRC wine ‘rescinded’ amid counterfeit concerns

Acker announced in September that it had sold a six-litre bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s (DRC) ‘Romanée-Conti’ 2002 at a Hong Kong auction for nearly HK$3.1m (US$398,400). However, it’s understood that the sale of the bottle was subsequently cancelled. Doubts about the wine’s authenticity have been raised by lawyer and wine fraud expert Don Cornwell on the Wine Beserkers website. He also expressed concerns about another wine, a six-litre bottle of DRC Romanée-Conti 2000, which was origi ...

Which countries drink the most wine? Ask Decanter

The US still comes top on the list of which countries drink the most wine overall, according to to preliminary figures released this week by the International Organisation of Vine & Wine (OIV).  Wine consumption in the US crept up by 0.7% in 2021, to 33.1 million hectolitres (3.31 billion litres), the OIV said in a report on the state of the industry. World wine consumption grew by the same margin, to hit 236 million hectolitres (mhl), or 23.6bn litres, although trends varied by nation. That ...