California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
With its mountains, valleys, plains and plateaus, California's topography is as Complex as its Climate, offering winemakers a bewildering array of terroirs. California wines have only gained worldwide recognition in recent decades (especially after the 1976 Paris ruling). However, the state's wine history goes back more than 200 years. European vines were first planted in the 18th century, when settlers and missionaries moved up and down the West Coast.
A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.
sparkling wines from the region of California go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of rougaille tomatoes (madagascar), hummus (chickpea puree) or back of cod with old-fashioned mustard.
On the nose in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or microbio. In the mouth in the region of California is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
