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.
Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.
white wines from the region of California go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of baeckeoffe, peppers stuffed with tuna and parmesan or chicken colombo.
