The Winery Firefly Ridge of Central Coast of California

Winery Firefly Ridge
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 3466 of the estates of California.
It is located in Central Coast in the region of California

The Winery Firefly Ridge is one of the best wineries to follow in Central Coast.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Central Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Firefly Ridge wines

Looking for the best Winery Firefly Ridge wines in Central Coast among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Firefly Ridge 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 Firefly Ridge wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Firefly Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Firefly Ridge

How Winery Firefly Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick meatloaf, lamb chops with lemon and herbs or giant paella cooked on a wood fire.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Firefly Ridge

On the nose the red wine of Winery Firefly Ridge. 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 Winery Firefly Ridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Firefly Ridge

  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.42/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.32/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.31/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.26/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Petite Sirah

Discovering the wine region of Central Coast

The wine region of Central Coast is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 843 estates and châteaux in the of Central Coast, producing 1597 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Central Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Firefly Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Firefly Ridge

How Winery Firefly Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of simple pork roast, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Firefly Ridge

On the nose the white wine of Winery Firefly Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Firefly Ridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Firefly Ridge

  • 2014With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.27/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.21/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Firefly Ridge

Planning a wine route in the of Central Coast? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Firefly Ridge.

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.

News about Winery Firefly Ridge and wines from the region

Colombia for wine lovers

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Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

The luxury wine group bought Bottom Line Ranch in the San Miguel District for an undisclosed sum. It is exclusively planted with Cabernet, featuring seven top clones on three drought-tolerant rootstocks. Alex Ryan, chief executive and president of The Duckhorn Portfolio, said the sub-appellation’s climate is ideal for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. ‘There is a reason why Paso Robles has the most Cabernet Sauvignon acreage of any appellation in California outside of Napa Valley,’ added ...

The word of the wine: Organic (agriculture)

A type of agriculture (and therefore viticulture) based on respect for living organisms and biological cycles, and which excludes the use of synthetic treatment products and synthetic fertilizers. Organic farming is guaranteed by the respect of a set of specifications.