The Winery Blanchard Family of Sonoma County of California

Winery Blanchard Family - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 31 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 4130 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California

The Winery Blanchard Family is one of the best wineries to follow in Sonoma County.. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Blanchard Family wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Blanchard Family

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Blanchard Family

How Winery Blanchard Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Blanchard Family

On the nose the red wine of Winery Blanchard Family. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Blanchard Family. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Blanchard Family

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Sonoma County

The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Blanchard Family

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Blanchard Family

How Winery Blanchard Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked dumplings, tartiflette with smoked salmon or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Blanchard Family

On the nose the white wine of Winery Blanchard Family. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Blanchard Family

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

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Blanchard Family and wines from the region

The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

The luxury wine group bought Bottom Line Ranch in the San Miguel District for an undisclosed sum. It is exclusively planted with Cabernet, featuring seven top clones on three drought-tolerant rootstocks. Alex Ryan, chief executive and president of The Duckhorn Portfolio, said the sub-appellation’s climate is ideal for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. ‘There is a reason why Paso Robles has the most Cabernet Sauvignon acreage of any appellation in California outside of Napa Valley,’ added ...

Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma sold to Foley Family Wines

Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...

Laggan Bay whisky distillery to open on Islay

Plans have been approved for what will become Islay’s 12th Scotch malt whisky distillery. Laggan Bay is set to be developed by whisky bottlers and brewers The Islay Boys, in association with Ian Macleod Distillers. Argyll and Bute Council has granted planning permission for the distillery, which The Islay Boys said will produce ‘a traditional, double-distillation Islay whisky’, at Glenegedale in Laggan Bay, close to the island’s airport. The new development, on a two-hectare site, will also incl ...

The word of the wine: Grand Cru

In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.