Top 100 wines of Napa County - Page 4

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

Discovering the wine region of Napa County

The wine region of Napa County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Duckhorn or the Domaine Seghesio produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Napa County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Napa County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, peach or lemon and sometimes also flavors of apricot, minerality or lime.

In the mouth of Napa County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 71 estates and châteaux in the of Napa County, producing 95 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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 Napa County

wines from the region of Napa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, trapper's barbecue or grandma's chicken casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Napa County

On the nose in the region of Napa County often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tobacco or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of licorice, black cherries or cassis. In the mouth in the region of Napa County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Napa County