Discover the top 100 best white wines of California as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of California and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
Fleshy, exuberant wines, cellar bottles.
Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.
white wines from the region of California go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of basque piperade, tuna and mozzarella pie or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
On the nose in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, green apple or minerality. In the mouth in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
