Top 100 wines of Yolo County

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

Discovering the wine region of Yolo County

The wine region of Yolo County is located in the region of Central Valley of Central Valley of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Turkovich or the Domaine 69 Miles produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yolo County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Malbec and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yolo County often reveals types of flavors of spices, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Yolo County is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 21 estates and châteaux in the of Yolo County, producing 60 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yolo County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

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.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Yolo County

wines from the region of Yolo County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of scottish haggis, traditional tunisian couscous or the garbure.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Yolo County

On the nose in the region of Yolo County often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blueberry or licorice and sometimes also flavors of plum, cocoa or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Yolo County is a powerful with a nice freshness.