The wine region of Columbia Valley is located in the region of Washington of United States. We currently count 841 estates and châteaux in the of Columbia Valley, producing 3147 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Columbia 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 Columbia Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or confit sausages.
On the nose in the region of Columbia Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth in the region of Columbia Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
