The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley 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 Napa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or garbure landaise.
On the nose in the region of Napa Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or licorice and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Napa Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
