The best wines of Napa County

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

Top wines of Napa County by region

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

Great red wines of Napa County

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Napa County

Red wines from the region of Napa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or civet of wild boar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Napa County

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

The best vintages in red wine of Napa County

  • 1971With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Napa County

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Sangiovese

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Napa County

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

Discovering the wine region of Napa County

The wine region of Napa County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Duckhorn or the Domaine Seghesio produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Napa County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Napa County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, peach or lemon and sometimes also flavors of apricot, minerality or lime.

In the mouth of Napa County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 71 estates and châteaux in the of Napa County, producing 95 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Napa County

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Napa County

White wines from the region of Napa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of oven-baked sausage, tunisian bricks or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Napa County

On the nose the white wine of the region of Napa County. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or melon and sometimes also flavors of straw, baked apple or banana. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Napa County. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Napa County

  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.91/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Napa County

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Viognier

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Napa County

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

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.

Great sparkling wines of Napa County

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Napa County

Sparkling wines from the region of Napa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of quick paella, autumn verrine or cod coco à la samana (dominican republic).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Napa County

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Napa County. often reveals types of flavors of cream, yeast or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Napa County. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Napa County

  • 2003With an average score of 4.58/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.27/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Napa County

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Gris
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Flora

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Napa County

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

The word of the wine: Baco 22A

A white grape variety resulting from the hybridization of the folle blanche and the noah. It is the only hybrid to remain authorized in a French appellation vineyard, that of Armagnac, where it thrives in particular on the tawny sands of Bas-Armagnac. When distilled, its wine produces round, smooth and aromatic eaux-de-vie with hints of ripe fruit.

Great pink wines of Napa County

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Napa County

Pink wines from the region of Napa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, couscous of meat and fish or papillotes of swordfish with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Napa County

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Napa County. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, non oak or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Napa County

  • 2020With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.04/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Napa County

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Zinfandel

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Napa County

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

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 sweet wines of Napa County

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Napa County

Sweet wines from the region of Napa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of irish tartiflette, squid rings with tomato or tarte tatin.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Napa County

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Napa County. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Napa County

  • 2004With an average score of 4.54/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.52/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.49/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.44/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Napa County

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Riesling
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Napa County

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

The word of the wine: Classified growth

Place name or castle subject to a classification (Médoc classification of 1855, classified growths of Alsace...)

Great natural sweet wines of Napa County

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Napa County

Natural sweet wines from the region of Napa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pork such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, savoury endive puff pastry or pork gyros.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Napa County

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

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Napa County

  • 1994With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.75/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.44/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Napa County

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Zinfandel
  • Chardonnay
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petite Sirah

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Napa County

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

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to 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-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News from the vineyard of Napa County

Big plans for Bolney as Wine GB welcomes acquisition

Freixenet Copestick has revealed a host of plans for its newly acquired English winery, Bolney Wine Estates in Sussex, as it embarks on its first English wine venture. With the ink barely dry on the deal, which was signed late last Friday (14 January), Freixenet Copestick MD Robin Copestick is not short of ideas when it comes to improving the already successful English winery. Describing Bolney as ‘the perfect match’ for Freixenet Copestick, he said: ‘When we arrived at Bolney in early September ...

First grapes picked in Napa Valley 2022 harvest

The Napa Valley 2022 harvest got underway in early August for some sparkling and white wine styles. ‘We had our earliest harvest ever, and started picking Sauvignon Blanc on Monday 1 August,’ said Stephanie Honig, of Honig Vineyard and Winery. ‘The fruit came from our grower partner Gordon Family Ranch, which is located in the southeast area of the Napa Valley appellation,’ said Honig, who is export director at the family-owned winery. Harvest typically begins with older ...

Scotch whisky collection joins the NFT fad

Fife-based business The Whisky Barrel, managed by brothers Alastair and Chris Brown, has initially released a 30-year-old Glen Moray single malt, priced at £350 and limited to 152 numbered bottles. Each bottle carries a unique QR code linked to its Digital Provenance Certificate or Non-Fungible Token (NFT), which uses blockchain technology to to securely transmit product information on a public ledger. This, the company said, will help collectors to alleviate the risk of buying a fake bottle. Th ...

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