Winery Alta MariaNielson Vineyard Grenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Nielson Vineyard Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Nielson Vineyard Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Nielson Vineyard Grenache
The Nielson Vineyard Grenache of Winery Alta Maria matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust or savoyard fondue with biscantin (cider).
Details and technical informations about Winery Alta Maria's Nielson Vineyard Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Aidani
Aromatic, fresh whites with a pale golden hue, supple palate and preserved acidity, with delicate notes of white flowers (jasmine, orange blossom), yellow fruits (peach, apricot), citrus, light honey and saline iodine notes. Adds floral roundness to blends. Star of Santorini PDO whites blended with assyrtiko and athiri, and of passito Vinsanto liqueurs. Native Greek variety from the Cyclades (Santorini, Paros).
Informations about the Winery Alta Maria
The Winery Alta Maria is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Maria Valley
First AVA of Santa Barbara (1981) on an east-west valley swept by Pacific winds: signature Pinot Noir dominant as king red with herbaceous, savoury notes and lifted red fruits, fine acidity and silky tannins. Energetic Chardonnay with tropical and floral aromas, king whites (a third of production). Also Rhône Syrah and Viognier, confidential Grenache and Marsanne. Very cool climate over a long season, a Burgundian and northern-Rhône identity.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Film
Skin of the grape containing the colouring matter of red wines (anthocyanins), the most noble tannins and the essential aromatic substances.
