The best wines of Ben Lomond Mountain

Discover the best wines of Ben Lomond Mountain of California as well as the best winemakers of Ben Lomond Mountain and estates of Ben Lomond Mountain to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Ben Lomond Mountain and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Ben Lomond Mountain by region

Looking for a good wine of Ben Lomond Mountain of California among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Ben Lomond Mountain. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Ben Lomond Mountain with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Ben Lomond Mountain

See the top 100 best red wines of Ben Lomond Mountain

Want to buy a red wine of Ben Lomond Mountain cheap or sell a red wine of Ben Lomond Mountain at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Ben Lomond Mountain

Red wines from the region of Ben Lomond Mountain go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bobotie, baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or wild boar stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Ben Lomond Mountain

On the nose the red wine of the region of Ben Lomond Mountain. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, earth. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Ben Lomond Mountain. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Ben Lomond Mountain

  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Ben Lomond Mountain

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of Ben Lomond Mountain

The wine region of Ben Lomond Mountain is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Beauregard or the Domaine Beauregard produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ben Lomond Mountain are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ben Lomond Mountain often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

In the mouth of Ben Lomond Mountain is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 5 estates and châteaux in the of Ben Lomond Mountain, producing 9 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ben Lomond Mountain go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

Great white wines of Ben Lomond Mountain

See the top 100 best white wines of Ben Lomond Mountain

Want to buy a white wine of Ben Lomond Mountain cheap or sell a white wine of Ben Lomond Mountain at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Ben Lomond Mountain

White wines from the region of Ben Lomond Mountain go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of delicious marinated pork chops, cucumber pie or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Ben Lomond Mountain

On the nose the white wine of the region of Ben Lomond Mountain. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Ben Lomond Mountain. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Ben Lomond Mountain

  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Ben Lomond Mountain

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

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.

News from the vineyard of Ben Lomond Mountain

Which countries drink the most wine? Ask Decanter

The US still comes top on the list of which countries drink the most wine overall, according to to preliminary figures released this week by the International Organisation of Vine & Wine (OIV).  Wine consumption in the US crept up by 0.7% in 2021, to 33.1 million hectolitres (3.31 billion litres), the OIV said in a report on the state of the industry. World wine consumption grew by the same margin, to hit 236 million hectolitres (mhl), or 23.6bn litres, although trends varied by nation. That ...

Wartime Cognac

The French shipment of 600 bottles of De Haartman & Co Cognac – plus 15 boxes of Bénédictine liqueur – is believed to have been destined for Tsar Nicholas II, but was intercepted in the Baltic Sea and sunk by a German submarine in May 1917. Now Cognac house Birkedal Hartmann has refilled 300 of the recovered bottles with Cognac dating from the early 1900s, using packaging identical to the original, and is selling them for €9,000 each. The wreck of the SS Kyros was discovered by Swedish explo ...

Preview: Tesco’s spring/summer tasting

Decanter attended Tesco’s spring/summer 2022 portfolio tasting at the end of April where over 140 wines were on show, 38 of which are new to the range. In anticipation of the full list of top buys, to follow soon, we’ve rounded up a few of our favourites to get you in the mood for spring. Tesco’s wine buying team highlighted 24 wines as their must-try buys, and five of these have featured in our initial spring roundup below. We think they showcase the diversity of the Tesco range and the value t ...