The Winery Embankment of Alexander Valley of California

Winery Embankment
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Goldschmidt Vineyards.
It is ranked in the top 39 of the estates of California.
It is located in Alexander Valley in the region of California

The Winery Embankment is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Embankment wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Embankment

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Embankment

How Winery Embankment wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of borscht (russia), leg of lamb in a casserole or roast deer my grandmother's way.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Embankment

On the nose the red wine of Winery Embankment. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Embankment. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Embankment

  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of Alexander Valley

The wine region of Alexander Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 400 estates and châteaux in the of Alexander Valley, producing 1083 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alexander Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Embankment

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Embankment

How Winery Embankment wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, salmon in brick pastry or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Embankment

On the nose the white wine of Winery Embankment. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Embankment. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Embankment

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Embankment

Planning a wine route in the of Alexander Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Embankment.

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 Embankment and wines from the region

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Mâcon

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The word of the wine: Free-run wine

The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.