Winery EastonObscura Late Harvest Zinfandel
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Obscura Late Harvest Zinfandel of Winery Easton in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Obscura Late Harvest Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Obscura Late Harvest Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Obscura Late Harvest Zinfandel
The Obscura Late Harvest Zinfandel of Winery Easton matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of pasta bolognese, lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits or eggplant conchiglies.
Details and technical informations about Winery Easton's Obscura Late Harvest Zinfandel.
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
The best vintages of Obscura Late Harvest Zinfandel from Winery Easton are 2009
Informations about the Winery Easton
The Winery Easton is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Fiddletown to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fiddletown
The wine region of Fiddletown is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rombauer Vineyards or the Domaine Renwood produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fiddletown are Zinfandel et Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fiddletown often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red 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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