The Winery Frank Family of Calistoga of California

Winery Frank Family
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of California.
It is located in Calistoga in the region of California

The Winery Frank Family is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Calistoga to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Frank Family wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Frank Family

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Frank Family

How Winery Frank Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fast and, moroccan style veal brochette or stuffed guinea fowl in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Frank Family

On the nose the red wine of Winery Frank Family. often reveals types of flavors of cream, nutmeg or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of fig, perfume or game. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Frank Family. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Frank Family

  • 2006With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.38/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Petite Sirah
  • Zinfandel
  • Sangiovese
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Calistoga

The wine region of Calistoga is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Venge Vineyards or the Domaine Maybach Family Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calistoga are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calistoga often reveals types of flavors of earth, graphite or allspice and sometimes also flavors of star anise, black plum or orange peel.

In the mouth of Calistoga is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 107 estates and châteaux in the of Calistoga, producing 242 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Calistoga go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Frank Family

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Frank Family

How Winery Frank Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of peasant minestrone, red tuna steak provençal style or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Frank Family

On the nose the white wine of Winery Frank Family. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, oil or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Frank Family. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Frank Family

  • 2007With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.39/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.24/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Petite Sirah

The top sparkling wines of Winery Frank Family

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Frank Family

How Winery Frank Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of rice with shrimps and onions, bruschetta with mozzarella or waterzooï of the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Frank Family

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Frank Family. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Frank Family. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Frank Family

  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.27/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Frank Family.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Powdery mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.

The top sweet wines of Winery Frank Family

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Frank Family

How Winery Frank Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of kale soup, marmite dieppoise or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Frank Family

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Frank Family. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Frank Family.

  • Chardonnay

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.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Frank Family

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Frank Family

How Winery Frank Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon or strong cheese in the lyon style.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Frank Family

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Frank Family. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Frank Family.

  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation

Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.

The top pink wines of Winery Frank Family

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Frank Family

How Winery Frank Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chinese noodles with shrimp, salmon steak on a bed of leeks or twists with anchovies.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Frank Family.

  • Pinot Noir

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 Frank Family

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

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

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The word of the wine: Powdery mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.