Top 100 wines of Sierra Foothills - Page 9

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

Discovering the wine region of Sierra Foothills

The wine region of Sierra Foothills is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 249 estates and châteaux in the of Sierra Foothills, producing 661 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sierra Foothills go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Sierra Foothills

wines from the region of Sierra Foothills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, shish kebab or normandy style escalope.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Sierra Foothills

On the nose in the region of Sierra Foothills often reveals types of flavors of spices, black fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Sierra Foothills is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Sierra Foothills

The Macallan shines as Sotheby’s largest ever spirits auction smashes target

The auction featured more than 1,000 lots made up exclusively of Scotch whisky. The company gave a combined estimate in the region of $1.5m in the build-up to the event, so it exceeded expectations by more than 66%. The top three lots went to The Macallan, whose enduring popularity shows no signs of waning any time soon. The most expensive lot was The Macallan Millennium Decanter 50 Year Old from 1949, which sold for $40,000. A case of six bottles of Macallan 30 Year Old in their original wooden ...

Silicon Valley Bank rescue package averts financial crisis for California’s wine industry

California’s wine industry has avoided a financial crisis after the federal government announced a multibillion-dollar rescue package for depositors at the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Thousands of wineries were locked out of their accounts after the industry’s go-to bank was placed into receivership on Friday. They spent an anxious weekend fearing that they would be unable to pay their staff or process transactions. John Balletto, president of family-owned Balletto Vineyards in Santa Ro ...

Investment start-up Vint appoints wine director

Lapierre, a Master of Wine since 2013, is already part of Vint’s investment committee and will step into the new director of wine role as the group looks to grow. He joins Vint from the California-based Vinfolio fine wine group, where he most recently served as president. Vint is one of several groups that has said it wants to make investing in wine as an alternative asset more accessible. Founded in 2019, the group has since 2021 specialised in offering Securities & Exchange Commission-qual ...