Winery Barnard GriffinHells Gate Canyon Vineyard Zinfandel
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Hells Gate Canyon Vineyard Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Hells Gate Canyon Vineyard Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Hells Gate Canyon Vineyard Zinfandel
The Hells Gate Canyon Vineyard Zinfandel of Winery Barnard Griffin matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of polish goulash, lamb chops with lemon and herbs or provencal gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Barnard Griffin's Hells Gate Canyon Vineyard Zinfandel.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Hells Gate Canyon Vineyard Zinfandel from Winery Barnard Griffin are 2007, 0
Informations about the Winery Barnard Griffin
The Winery Barnard Griffin is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Columbia Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Columbia Valley
The wine region of Columbia Valley is located in the region of Washington of United States. We currently count 841 estates and châteaux in the of Columbia Valley, producing 3147 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Columbia Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Washington
Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
