The Winery Auriga of Sierra Foothills of California

Winery Auriga
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 2017 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sierra Foothills in the region of California

The Winery Auriga is one of the best wineries to follow in Sierra Foothills.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Auriga wines

Looking for the best Winery Auriga wines in Sierra Foothills among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Auriga wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Auriga wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Auriga

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Auriga

How Winery Auriga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of thai beef skewers, greek-style shepherd's pie or roast pork orloff.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Auriga.

  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Sierra Foothills

Historic stronghold of Californian Zinfandel (~40% of plantings) inherited from the Gold Rush (1856). Fleshy, sunny reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and sweet spices, round tannins and generous warmth. Over-100-year-old vines at Amador. Also dense, peppery Syrah, lively, fruity Barbera, deep Petite Sirah.

Vineyards between 300-1,070 m on granite and volcanic rock, large temperature swings. 2,300 ha, 7 counties.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Auriga

Planning a wine route in the of Sierra Foothills? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Auriga.

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.