The Doña Sol Winery of California

Doña Sol Winery
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Bronco Wine Company.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in California
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The Doña Sol Winery is one of the best wineries to follow in Californie.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Doña Sol Winery wines

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

The top red wines of Doña Sol Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Doña Sol Winery

How Doña Sol Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf en daube, moussaka with spices or roast pheasant.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Doña Sol Winery

On the nose the red wine of Doña Sol Winery. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Doña Sol Winery. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Doña Sol Winery

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2011With an average score of 2.98/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petite Sirah
  • Symphony

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 Doña Sol Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Doña Sol Winery

How Doña Sol Winery 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, baeckeoffe with fish or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Doña Sol Winery

On the nose the white wine of Doña Sol Winery. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Doña Sol Winery. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Doña Sol Winery

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • 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.

The top pink wines of Doña Sol Winery

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Doña Sol Winery

How Doña Sol Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or cannelloni with vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Doña Sol Winery

On the nose the pink wine of Doña Sol Winery. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Doña Sol Winery

  • 2012With an average score of 2.70/5

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

  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Olfaction

Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Doña Sol Winery and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Olfaction

Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.

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