Top 100 red wines of Calaveras County

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Calaveras County of Sierra Foothills as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Calaveras County and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Calaveras County

The wine region of Calaveras County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jolie-Laide or the Domaine Newsome-Harlow produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calaveras County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calaveras County often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit or non oak.

In the mouth of Calaveras County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 50 estates and châteaux in the of Calaveras County, producing 181 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Calaveras County go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms.

Discover the grape variety: Petite Sirah

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Calaveras County

red wines from the region of Calaveras County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, bitumen leg of lamb or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Calaveras County

On the nose in the region of Calaveras County often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth in the region of Calaveras County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.