The Winery Contempo of California

Winery Contempo
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in California

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

Top Winery Contempo wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Contempo

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Contempo

How Winery Contempo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, leg of lamb in a casserole or potjevleesch.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Contempo

On the nose the red wine of Winery Contempo. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Contempo. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Contempo

  • 2018With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.24/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.17/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carménère
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec
  • 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 Contempo

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Contempo

How Winery Contempo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of wild boar stew, endives with smoked salmon au gratin or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Contempo

On the nose the white wine of Winery Contempo. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Contempo. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Contempo

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Montepulciano

A very old grape variety, most likely originating in Italy, now cultivated mainly in the central and central-eastern parts of this country, registered in France in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. Montepulciano has long been confused with sangiovese or nielluccio, an A.D.N. analysis has shown that it is different.

The top pink wines of Winery Contempo

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Contempo

How Winery Contempo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, marielle's lamb and eggplant parmentier or duck breast and roasted peaches.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Contempo

  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Contempo.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Aroma

A pleasant smell that can be primary (or varietal, i.e. characteristic of the grape), secondary (resulting from fermentation) or tertiary (resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle).

The top sweet wines of Winery Contempo

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Contempo

How Winery Contempo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts such as recipes of ultra-fast and yet so light....

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Contempo

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Contempo. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Contempo.

  • Moscato

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Contempo

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Contempo

How Winery Contempo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of paella for dummies (simple and delicious), spinach and goat cheese quiche or parmesan crisps.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Contempo

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Contempo. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Contempo. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Contempo

  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Contempo.

  • Glera (Prosecco)

The word of the wine: Over-ripeness

Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Contempo

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 Contempo.

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.

News about Winery Contempo and wines from the region

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Argentina confirms Balcarce as Buenos Aires’ fourth GI

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The word of the wine: Aroma

A pleasant smell that can be primary (or varietal, i.e. characteristic of the grape), secondary (resulting from fermentation) or tertiary (resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle).