Top 100 wines of El Dorado County - Page 4

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

Discovering the wine region of El Dorado County

The wine region of El Dorado 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 Scott McLeod produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of El Dorado County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of El Dorado County often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit.

In the mouth of El Dorado County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 51 estates and châteaux in the of El Dorado County, producing 95 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of El Dorado County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of El Dorado County

wines from the region of El Dorado County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of fresh sausage, lamb shoulder confit or veal liver in vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of El Dorado County

On the nose in the region of El Dorado County often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, spices or microbio. In the mouth in the region of El Dorado County is a powerful.

News from the vineyard of El Dorado County

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Igé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Igé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bussières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of El Dorado County