The Winery Backhouse of California

Winery Backhouse - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the O'Neill Vintners & Distillers.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in California

The Winery Backhouse is one of the best wineries to follow in Californie.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Backhouse wines

Looking for the best Winery Backhouse wines in California among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Backhouse 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 Backhouse wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Backhouse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Backhouse

How Winery Backhouse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cornish pasties, lamb confit with new potatoes or wild boar with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Backhouse

On the nose the red wine of Winery Backhouse. often reveals types of flavors of cream, tree fruit or game and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Backhouse. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Backhouse

  • 2017With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.51/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Zinfandel
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

With its mountains, valleys, plains and plateaus, California's topography is as Complex as its Climate, offering winemakers a bewildering array of terroirs. California wines have only gained worldwide recognition in recent decades (especially after the 1976 Paris ruling). However, the state's wine history goes back more than 200 years. European vines were first planted in the 18th century, when settlers and missionaries moved up and down the West Coast.

The top white wines of Winery Backhouse

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Backhouse

How Winery Backhouse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, skate with capers or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Backhouse

On the nose the white wine of Winery Backhouse. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, melon or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Backhouse. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Backhouse

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Backhouse.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Backhouse

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

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.

News about Winery Backhouse and wines from the region

Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

Duckhorn expands in Napa Valley with vineyard deals

Duckhorn Portfolio said it has acquired around 20 hectares (50 acres) of Napa Valley vineyards via separate deals. This includes 16 hectares (40 acres) of the Stanly Ranch vineyard in Los Carneros and the four-hectare (10 acre) Red Wing vineyard in St. Helena, said the group, which is listed under the ‘Napa’ ticker on the New York Stock Exchange. ‘As our portfolio has evolved to include 10 renowned luxury wineries, our commitment to having a robust estate vineyard programme continues to be centr ...

Americans swindled in $13m wine investment scam

The authorities have charged Casey Alexander, who lives in the UK, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is accused of running three companies – Windsor Jones, Charles Winn and Vintage Whisky Casks – which obtained the phone numbers of elderly Americans and cold-called them. Investigators said the companies used ‘aggressive and deceptive tactics’ to convince people to wire them money, promising them huge returns. Windsor Jones’ website, which lists the company’s address as Wilmington, D ...

The word of the wine: Budding

Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine corresponding to the bursting of the buds and the appearance of the first leaves.