The wine region of Mendocino County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 344 estates and châteaux in the of Mendocino County, producing 763 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mendocino County go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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.
wines from the region of Mendocino County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, veal shank with mushrooms or duck pot au feu.
On the nose in the region of Mendocino County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, minerality or strawberries. In the mouth in the region of Mendocino County is a powerful with a nice freshness.
