The Winery Blackburn & James of California

Winery Blackburn & James
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 9045 of the estates of California.
It is located in California

The Winery Blackburn & James is one of the best wineries to follow in Californie.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Blackburn & James wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Blackburn & James

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Blackburn & James

How Winery Blackburn & James wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or adapted vietnamese fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Blackburn & James

On the nose the red wine of Winery Blackburn & James. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or vanilla. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Blackburn & James. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Blackburn & James

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Blackburn & James.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petite Sirah
  • Zinfandel

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 Blackburn & James

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Blackburn & James

How Winery Blackburn & James wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of roast veal with milk and rosemary, koskera hake (basque country) or chicken blanquette.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Blackburn & James

On the nose the white wine of Winery Blackburn & James. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Blackburn & James

  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Blackburn & James.

  • Pinot Grigio
  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.