The wine region of San Francisco Bay is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine McGrail or the Domaine Concannon produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of San Francisco Bay are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of San Francisco Bay often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.
In the mouth of San Francisco Bay is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 50 estates and châteaux in the of San Francisco Bay, producing 75 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of San Francisco Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
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.
red wines from the region of San Francisco Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.
On the nose in the region of San Francisco Bay often reveals types of flavors of oak, non oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth. In the mouth in the region of San Francisco Bay is a powerful with a nice freshness.
