The wine region of Yakima Valley is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. We currently count 259 estates and châteaux in the of Yakima Valley, producing 759 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yakima 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.
wines from the region of Yakima Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar with honey, leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania) or mixed paella valenciana.
On the nose in the region of Yakima Valley often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Yakima Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
