The best wines of Clear Lake

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

Top wines of Clear Lake by region

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

Great red wines of Clear Lake

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Want to buy a red wine of Clear Lake cheap or sell a red wine of Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake

Red wines from the region of Clear Lake go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, shish kebab or guinea fowl with olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Clear Lake

On the nose the red wine of the region of Clear Lake. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tree fruit or rhubarb and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Clear Lake. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Clear Lake

  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Clear Lake

  • Barbera
  • Malbec
  • Zinfandel
  • Nebbiolo
  • Trebbiano
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Clear Lake

The wine region of Clear Lake is located in the region of Lake County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Arnot-Roberts or the Domaine Arnot-Roberts produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Clear Lake are Malbec, Zinfandel and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Clear Lake often reveals types of flavors of cherry, spices or rhubarb and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

In the mouth of Clear Lake is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 14 estates and châteaux in the of Clear Lake, producing 26 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Clear Lake go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Great white wines of Clear Lake

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Clear Lake

White wines from the region of Clear Lake go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of soupions à la provençale, nanie's diced ham quiche or tian of courgettes, potatoes and goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Clear Lake

On the nose the white wine of the region of Clear Lake. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, floral or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Clear Lake

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Clear Lake

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Great pink wines of Clear Lake

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Clear Lake

Pink wines from the region of Clear Lake go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of venison stew with red wine or savoyard fondue with tomato.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Clear Lake

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Clear Lake. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Clear Lake

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Clear Lake

  • Touriga Nacional

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

News from the vineyard of Clear Lake

Verona to be home to Italy’s largest wine museum and visitor centre

Known to wine enthusiasts for one of the world’s best known annual wine fairs, Vinitaly, Verona is about to host a poli-functional wine museum and visitor centre that promises to rival similar enterprises in Bordeaux and Porto. The Museo del Vino (MuVin) project was officially unveiled at Vinitaly earlier this month, with the endorsement of Italian tourism minister Massimo Garavaglia, Roberta Garibaldi of Italy’s national tourism agency, and Prof Diego Begalli, director of the department of busi ...

Glenfiddich launches rare Time Re:Imagined whisky collection

Glenfiddich has released a range of three luxury single malts, themed around time. The Time Re:Imagined collection includes 30-year-old, 40-year-old and 50-year-old expressions, priced from £900 up to £35,000. The whiskies have been matured in Speyside. Each one is presented in packaging designed to interpret different concepts of time. ‘In whisky production, we often talk about the role of malt masters and it is our responsibility to find the delicate balance between the taste of the whisky and ...

Majestic rejoins Bordeaux en primeur with 2021-vintage offers

Majestic has this week announced its re-entry on the Bordeaux en primeur scene, starting with 2021-vintage offers on a range of big names, including First Growths Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Haut-Brion, Mouton and Margaux. Its list also includes Cos d’Estournel, Palmer, Calon Ségur, Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Cheval Blanc, Angélus, Canon and La Fleur-Pétrus, among others. Wines were being offered per single bottle or in six-bottle cases, all in bond, showed the retailer’s brochure. Fine wine m ...