The best wines of North Coast

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

Top wines of North Coast by region

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

Great red wines of North Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of North Coast

Red wines from the region of North Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or garbure landaise.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of North Coast

On the nose the red wine of the region of North Coast. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, vegetal or dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of North Coast. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of North Coast

  • 2008With an average score of 4.51/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.28/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of North Coast

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Zinfandel

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of North Coast

A wine route planned in the region of North Coast? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of North Coast.

Discovering the wine region of North Coast

The wine region of North Coast is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 484 estates and châteaux in the of North Coast, producing 798 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of North Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Great white wines of North Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of North Coast

White wines from the region of North Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rice with sausage meat and tomatoes, barbecued mackerel papillotes or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of North Coast

On the nose the white wine of the region of North Coast. often reveals types of flavors of cream, vegetal or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or chard. In the mouth the white wine of the region of North Coast. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of North Coast

  • 1982With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.81/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of North Coast

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Cortese

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of North Coast

A wine route planned in the region of North Coast? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of North Coast.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Great sparkling wines of North Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of North Coast

Sparkling wines from the region of North Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of blanquette of the sea, preparation of the olives (black olives in brine) or whiting fillet in papillotes.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of North Coast

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of North Coast. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, melon or walnut and sometimes also flavors of baked apple, yeast or orange blossom. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of North Coast. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of North Coast

  • 1997With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.64/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.61/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.47/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of North Coast

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of North Coast

A wine route planned in the region of North Coast? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of North Coast.

The word of the wine: Film

Skin of the grape containing the colouring matter of red wines (anthocyanins), the most noble tannins and the essential aromatic substances.

Great pink wines of North Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of North Coast

Pink wines from the region of North Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of aiguillette of duck with honey, pork colombo or rabbit with white wine and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of North Coast

On the nose the pink wine of the region of North Coast. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, microbio or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of North Coast

  • 2015With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.81/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of North Coast

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Pinot Noir
  • Zinfandel
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of North Coast

A wine route planned in the region of North Coast? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of North Coast.

Discover the grape variety: Trousseau

Trousseau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Jura). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. Trousseau noir can be found in many vineyards: Jura, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Great sweet wines of North Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of North Coast

Sweet wines from the region of North Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of sophie's tuna cake, cuttlefish in parsley sauce or yoghurt cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of North Coast

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of North Coast. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in sweet wine of North Coast

  • 2007With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of North Coast

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Zinfandel
  • Viognier
  • Petite Sirah
  • Gewürztraminer

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of North Coast

A wine route planned in the region of North Coast? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of North Coast.

The word of the wine: Young

A very relative term that can designate a wine of the year that is already at its optimum, as well as a wine that has passed its first year but has not yet developed all its qualities.

Great natural sweet wines of North Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of North Coast

Natural sweet wines from the region of North Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or tomato-zucchini-goat sunshine tart.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of North Coast

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of North Coast. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of North Coast

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of North Coast

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Zinfandel
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of North Coast

A wine route planned in the region of North Coast? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of North Coast.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News from the vineyard of North Coast

Champagne still fizzing on fine wine market in 2022

Champagne prices jumped on vintages of several prestige cuvée labels in 2021 and the sector’s momentum on the fine wine market continued to appear strong in the first quarter of 2022. Louis Roederer’s Cristal has been particularly in demand and its newly released Cristal 2014 vintage was ‘selling like hot cakes’, according to a Bordeaux Index report on Champagne’s market performance – published last month. Bollinger’s La Grande Année 2014 has also sold quickly on release, said ...

St-Emilion council defends classification after Angélus withdrawal

Château Angélus’ announcement that it is withdrawing from the process to create the 2022 St-Emilion Classification has sent shockwaves through the region and raised questions about the ranking’s future form.  With Châteaux Ausone and Cheval Blanc having announced their withdrawal last year, three of the top-ranking ‘Premier Grand Cru Classé A’ estates from the last edition of the St-Emilion Classification in 2012 will not be candidates for the revised ranking, due this ye ...

AXA Millésimes purchases Platt Vineyard in Sonoma

AXA Millésimes has expanded its footprint in California by purchasing Platt Vineyard on the western reaches of Sonoma Coast for an undisclosed sum. The French insurance giant’s wine division made its first foray into the Golden State when it bought Napa Valley winery Outpost back in 2018. Managing director Christian Seely has been on the hunt for a vineyard of similar quality to produce Pinot Noir and Chardonnay ever since. AXA Millésimes jumped at the opportunity to snap up the 111-hectare Plat ...

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