The wine region of Applegate Valley is located in the region of Rogue Valley of Oregon of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Minimus or the Domaine Cowhorn produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Applegate Valley are Viognier, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Vermentino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Applegate Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or black fruit.
In the mouth of Applegate Valley is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 41 estates and châteaux in the of Applegate Valley, producing 136 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Applegate Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.
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.
wines from the region of Applegate Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, slippers with lamb or sloth pork loin.
On the nose in the region of Applegate Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Applegate Valley is a with a nice freshness.
