The best wines of Sonoma Coast

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

Top wines of Sonoma Coast by region

Looking for a good wine of Sonoma Coast of California among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Sonoma 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 Sonoma Coast with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Sonoma Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Sonoma Coast

Red wines from the region of Sonoma Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, sauté of doe stroganoff or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Sonoma Coast

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

The best vintages in red wine of Sonoma Coast

  • 2019With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.59/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.58/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.58/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Sonoma Coast

  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Sonoma Coast

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

Discovering the wine region of Sonoma Coast

The wine region of Sonoma Coast is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 625 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma Coast, producing 1515 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Great white wines of Sonoma Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Sonoma Coast

White wines from the region of Sonoma Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed artichoke, smoked salmon and herb sandwich cakes or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Sonoma Coast

On the nose the white wine of the region of Sonoma Coast. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, lime or melon and sometimes also flavors of floral, nectarine or smoke. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Sonoma Coast. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Sonoma Coast

  • 1999With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.49/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.46/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Sonoma Coast

  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Sonoma Coast

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir 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. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

Great sparkling wines of Sonoma Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Sonoma Coast

Sparkling wines from the region of Sonoma Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of spanish paella, peach and tuna verrine or homemade fish burger with mozzarella shrimp salad.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Sonoma Coast

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Sonoma Coast. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Sonoma Coast. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Sonoma Coast

  • 2013With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Sonoma Coast

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Sonoma Coast

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

The word of the wine: Decanter

1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.

Great pink wines of Sonoma Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Sonoma Coast

Pink wines from the region of Sonoma Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of bites of cheese, stuffed peppers or duck leg confit in white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Sonoma Coast

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Sonoma Coast. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, red fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or microbio.

The best vintages in pink wine of Sonoma Coast

  • 2011With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.08/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Sonoma Coast

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Sangiovese
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Sonoma Coast

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

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Great sweet wines of Sonoma Coast

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Sonoma Coast

Sweet wines from the region of Sonoma Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, sarthe pot or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Sonoma Coast

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Sonoma Coast. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Sonoma Coast. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Sonoma Coast

  • 2012With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Sonoma Coast

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Pressing

Mechanical action consisting of pressing the grapes (before fermentation for whites) or the marc soaked in wine (after fermentation for reds).

News from the vineyard of Sonoma Coast

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Amanda Barnes wins John Avery Award for The South America Wine Guide

Amanda Barnes has been awarded the John Avery Award for her The South America Wine Guide book, which was described as ‘heralding a new era’ in wine travel books. The book, which is the result of a decade of research conducted by Barnes while travelling the continent, details the wine regions, wines and producers of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. It highlights over 70 wine regions and maps out 40 in detail — many of which have never before been mapped or documented in the En ...

Club dVIN offers members trip to ‘Bhutan’s first wine harvest’

Club dVIN, which launched earlier this year as a global NFT wine club, said members will be given the chance to sign up for a series of trips to Bhutan from late July to late September 2023. Those flying out will be able to ‘snip grapes’ and break ground on the Ser Kem Winery, alongside experiences like river rafting and visiting monasteries, Club dVIN said. ‘If you love wine and adventure, this is an unmatched opportunity to fill your cup with both while taking in the breathtaking beauty of Bhu ...

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