Winery Alcantara Vineyards - Zinfandel

Winery Alcantara VineyardsZinfandel

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Zinfandel of Winery Alcantara Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Arizona.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Alcantara Vineyards's Zinfandel.

Winemaker
Dominic Burke
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Informations about the Winery Alcantara Vineyards

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Arizona
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The Winery Alcantara Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Arizona to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Arizona
In the top 70000 of of United States wines
In the top 350 of of Arizona wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Arizona

Arizona is located in the extreme Southwestern corner of the United States of America, bordered by Mexico to the south and southern California to the west. It covers 300,000 km² (114,000 square miles) between latitudes 31°N and 36°N. The main varieties used to make Arizona wines are Syrah, Viognier, Muscat and, of course, the ubiquitous Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. They do best in cooler regions, especially in the southwest.

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