Winery Darcie Kent VineyardsAlpine Red
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The Alpine Red of the Winery Darcie Kent Vineyards is in the top 0 of wines of Livermore Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Darcie Kent Vineyards's Alpine Red.
Discover the grape variety: Centennial seedless
Table grape with long bunches and elongated golden seedless (pipless) berries, thin skin and crunchy flesh with a pleasant sweet flavour. Early ripening and productive. Very rarely vinified. Grown in California, Chile, South Africa and Australia for export markets, prized for its attractive appearance and good shelf life. American seedless white table grape variety, developed in California in 1980.
Informations about the Winery Darcie Kent Vineyards
The Winery Darcie Kent Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Livermore Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Livermore Valley
Historic Bay Area AVA (first US varietal bottling of Chardonnay, Wente clone ~80% of Californian Chardonnay): signature Cabernet Sauvignon dominant (33%) and Chardonnay (22%) as kings, followed by Merlot, Petite Sirah and Syrah. Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc named signatures in 2025. Warm Winkler III climate moderated by San Francisco Bay, gravel, limestone and clay soils. Historic Californian Bordeaux and Rhône identity.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Ban des vendanges
Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.
