The best wines of Fair Play

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

Top wines of Fair Play by region

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

Great red wines of Fair Play

See the top 100 best red wines of Fair Play

Want to buy a red wine of Fair Play cheap or sell a red wine of Fair Play 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 Fair Play

Red wines from the region of Fair Play go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, harira algerian soup or chicken noodles.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Fair Play

On the nose the red wine of the region of Fair Play. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Fair Play. is a powerful.

The best vintages in red wine of Fair Play

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Fair Play

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

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Fair Play

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

Discovering the wine region of Fair Play

The wine region of Fair Play is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Perry Creek or the Domaine Jim Olsen produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fair Play are Zinfandel, Malbec and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fair Play often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or earth.

In the mouth of Fair Play is a powerful. We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of Fair Play, producing 32 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fair Play go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

Great white wines of Fair Play

See the top 100 best white wines of Fair Play

Want to buy a white wine of Fair Play cheap or sell a white wine of Fair Play 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 white wine of Fair Play

White wines from the region of Fair Play go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream, goat cheese and bacon quiche or beignets with 3 cheeses (beureg).

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Fair Play

On the nose the white wine of the region of Fair Play. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Fair Play. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Fair Play

  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Fair Play

  • 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 Fair Play

See the top 100 best pink wines of Fair Play

Want to buy a pink wine of Fair Play cheap or sell a pink wine of Fair Play 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 pink wine of Fair Play

Pink wines from the region of Fair Play go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, trapper's barbecue or creole chipolatas.

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Fair Play

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

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.

News from the vineyard of Fair Play

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