The wine region of Alexander Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 400 estates and châteaux in the of Alexander Valley, producing 1083 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alexander 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 Alexander Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or rabbit with chorizo.
On the nose in the region of Alexander Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, minerality or tobacco. In the mouth in the region of Alexander Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
