Top 100 white wines of San Francisco Bay

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

Discovering the wine region of San Francisco Bay

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.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of San Francisco Bay

white wines from the region of San Francisco Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork with milk, italian tabbouleh or quiche without eggs.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of San Francisco Bay

On the nose in the region of San Francisco Bay often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, fig or melon and sometimes also flavors of hazelnut, nutty or grass. In the mouth in the region of San Francisco Bay is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of San Francisco Bay

Resolution in Valencian wine region border conflict

‘Por fin se ha hecho justicia.’ (Finally, justice has been served) This strongly-worded statement was made by the Denomination of Origin Utiel-Requena in Spain’s Autonomous Region of Valencia as part of a press announcement in July. It refers to a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that was fully ratified at the end of September, closing a decade-long conflict between the region’s three DOs that pitted Valencia against Utiel-Requena and Alicante. The latter two had demanded that grapes fro ...

Fine wine demand slows as recession fears mount, says Liv-ex

Rampant inflation, the global fuel crisis, recession fears and fiscal tightening from central banks have caused equities and bonds to tank over the past few months. Fine wine has significantly outperformed global equities and most commodities, but market momentum has been ‘much more subdued’ in the second quarter of 2022, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. The Liv-ex 1000 – which tracks the performance of 1,000 leading fine wines – increased by 3.6% year-on-year in ster ...

‘Exceptional’ Lafleur 2021 released en primeur

Château Lafleur 2021 was released in the Bordeaux en primeur campaign this morning (27 May) at the equivalent of £6,508 (12x75cl in bond), according to Liv-ex. This sought-after Pomerol label, produced from a vineyard of just 4.5 hectares, is often sold in smaller quantities and sometimes only on allocation. UK merchant Justerini & Brooks was offering three-bottle cases of Lafleur 2021 for £1,627 in bond at the time of writing. Decanter’s Georgie Hindle gave Lafleur 2021 97 points, naming it ...