Winery Terra d'OroDonna Avida

Red wine of Amador County of California of United States

3.8

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Donna Avida of Winery Terra d'Oro is a red wine from the region of Amador County of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Zinfandel.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Donna Avida from the Winery Terra d'Oro

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Donna Avida of Winery Terra d'Oro in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Donna Avida

Pairings that work perfectly with Donna Avida

Original food and wine pairings with Donna Avida

Lamb

The Donna Avida of Winery Terra d'Oro matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, rice with paprika and merguez or veal saltimbocca.

Details and technical informations about Winery Terra d'Oro's Donna Avida.

Winery

Winery Terra d'Oro

Winemaker

Cary Gott

Grape varieties

Zinfandel

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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

Donna Avida - 2012

In the top 100 of of Amador County wines

Average rating: 4

Donna Avida - 2011

In the top 100 of of Amador County wines

Average rating: 3.6

The best vintages of Donna Avida from Winery Terra d'Oro are 2012, 2011

Informations about the Winery Terra d'Oro

The winery offers 24 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

This winery is part of the Trinchero Family Estates.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Amador County in the region of California

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The Winery Terra d'Oro is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 35000 of of United States wines

In the top 150 of of Amador County wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Amador County

The wine region of Amador County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Portalupi or the Domaine Favia produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amador County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amador County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, fig or stone fruit.

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.

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