Top 100 wines of Mendocino County - Page 2

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

Discovering the wine region of Mendocino County

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 .

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

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 Mendocino County

wines from the region of Mendocino County go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal cutlets parmigiana, brazilian feijoada or mixed paella valenciana.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Mendocino County

On the nose in the region of Mendocino County often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, citrus or smoke. In the mouth in the region of Mendocino County is a powerful with a nice freshness.