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: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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 barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, traditional tunisian couscous or guinea fowl with olives.

News from the vineyard of San Diego County

WSET returns to mainland China

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has received official approval from the Chinese government to resume its operation in mainland China following a year of suspended business activities at the end of January 2021. WSET has appointed Willa Yang as chief representative to head up its operations in China. Yang previously held leadership roles at Wine Australia’s China office and the Australian Trade Commission. In addition, supporting its return to business in mainland China, WSET announc ...

Chablis wines with Joe Fattorini in The Wine Show @Home

In this first episode of a series dedicated to Chablis wines on @The Wine Show @Home, wine expert and TV host Joe Fattorini introduces the vineyards and the wines of Chablis through a tasting of three wines: a Petit Chablis, a Chablis and a Chablis Premier Cru. #PureChablis #BourgogneWines #Chablis ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’

Many wine styles can seem perplexing at first: imagine the first bottle of Barolo if you only know Barossa Shiraz, or the first bottle of Jura Savagnin if you were brought up on California Chardonnay. With time, thought and repeated tasting, though, comes understanding. You learn each wine’s syntax and lexicon, its hints and inferences. You grasp the ways in which each style communicates. Its beauty dawns, then grows. Rosé wine sales grew 23% worldwide between 2002 and 2019. Its fuel has come fr ...