Top 100 red wines of San Diego County

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

Discovering the wine region of San Diego County

The wine region of San Diego County is located in the region of South Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Los Pilares or the Domaine Los Pilares produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of San Diego County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of San Diego County often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of San Diego County is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 26 estates and châteaux in the of San Diego County, producing 82 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of San Diego County go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.

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 red wine of San Diego County

red wines from the region of San Diego County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of sloth pork loin, chaouia lamb or veal curry.