The wine region of McDowell Valley is located in the region of Mendocino County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marietta or the Domaine Ruth Lewandowski produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of McDowell Valley are Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of McDowell Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of McDowell Valley is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of McDowell Valley, producing 4 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McDowell Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
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