Winery FetzerHopland Ranches White Zinfandel
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Hopland Ranches White Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Hopland Ranches White Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Hopland Ranches White Zinfandel
The Hopland Ranches White Zinfandel of Winery Fetzer matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of bouillabaisse like in marseille, spicy chicken and mustard pie or tuna wraps.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fetzer's Hopland Ranches White 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.
Informations about the Winery Fetzer
The Winery Fetzer is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 110 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Aging on lees
Maturing on the lees enhances the stability, aromatic complexity and texture of white wines, which gain in body and volume. This phenomenon is induced by autolysis, the process of self-degradation of the lees.
