The best wines of Potter Valley

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

Top wines of Potter Valley by region

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

Great red wines of Potter Valley

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Want to buy a red wine of Potter Valley cheap or sell a red wine of Potter Valley 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 Potter Valley

Red wines from the region of Potter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of improved horse steak, beef mironton or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Potter Valley

On the nose the red wine of the region of Potter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Potter Valley. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Potter Valley

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.72/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Potter Valley

  • Pinot Noir
  • Zinfandel
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Potter Valley

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

    Discovering the wine region of Potter Valley

    The wine region of Potter Valley is located in the region of Mendocino County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Chateau Montelena or the Domaine McFadden Vineyard produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Potter Valley are Pinot noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Potter Valley often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, oak or spices.

    In the mouth of Potter Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 19 estates and châteaux in the of Potter Valley, producing 40 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Potter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.

    Great white wines of Potter Valley

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    Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Potter Valley

    White wines from the region of Potter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of tagliatelle with carbonara, shrimp curry and coconut (thailand) or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

    Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Potter Valley

    On the nose the white wine of the region of Potter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Potter Valley. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

    The best vintages in white wine of Potter Valley

    • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
    • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
    • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
    • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
    • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
    • 2019With an average score of 3.84/5

    The most used grape varieties in white wine of Potter Valley

    • Riesling
    • Sauvignon Blanc
    • Chardonnay
    • Pinot Gris
    • Gewürztraminer
    • Sauvignon Musque

    The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Potter Valley

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

      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.

      Great sparkling wines of Potter Valley

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      Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Potter Valley

      Sparkling wines from the region of Potter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of linguine with squid ink and cockles, black tapenade or white fish in court-bouillon.

      Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Potter Valley

      On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Potter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Potter Valley. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

      The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Potter Valley

      • Chardonnay
      • Pinot Noir

      The word of the wine: Lamb's lettuce

      Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.

      Great pink wines of Potter Valley

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      Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Potter Valley

      Pink wines from the region of Potter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of veal in pickle sauce, alsatian sauerkraut or rabbit fillet with mustard.

      Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Potter Valley

      On the nose the pink wine of the region of Potter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit.

      The best vintages in pink wine of Potter Valley

      • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
      • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
      • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5

      The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Potter Valley

      • Pinot Noir

      The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Potter Valley

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

        Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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

        Great sweet wines of Potter Valley

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        Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Potter Valley

        Sweet wines from the region of Potter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of blue cord, scallop mousse or phad thai (thai style fried noodles).

        The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Potter Valley

        • Riesling

        The word of the wine: Film maceration

        A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.

        News from the vineyard of Potter Valley

        Former mafia boss Michael Franzese targets international expansion for his wine brand

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        Champagne 2022 harvest: yield set is highest in over a decade

        This is the highest level set since the 2008 vintage, and comes off the back of continued sales growth of Champagne around the world. It is in stark contrast to the 2020 vintage, which was set at 8,000kg per hectare, one of the lowest yields set in recent years, following both drought and a vast drop in consumer demand during the pandemic, which saw sales drop by 18%. In 2021, Champagne experienced one of its most difficult growing seasons for many years, with frost, hail, rain and disease wreak ...

        Vine trunks rise to meet climatic changes

        While taller overall vines do exist in regions such as Galicia with their pergola training method, the roots of any vine usually top out at 37cm. It’s at this top point where the Vitis vinifera shoot is grafted in and continues to grow, giving us such grapes as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. This is opposed to the rootstocks which are composed of various crosses of vines such as Vitis rupestris which aren’t used for wine production but are resistant to the root louse, phylloxera. This new tal ...