The wine region of Temecula Valley is located in the region of South Coast of California of United States. We currently count 60 estates and châteaux in the of Temecula Valley, producing 715 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Temecula Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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.
red wines from the region of Temecula Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or alice's rabbit.
On the nose in the region of Temecula Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Temecula Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
