The Winery Grand Hotel of Amador County of California

Winery Grand Hotel - Amador County Barbera
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 221 of the estates of California.
It is located in Amador County in the region of California

The Winery Grand Hotel is one of the best wineries to follow in Amador County.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Grand Hotel wines

Looking for the best Winery Grand Hotel wines in Amador County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Grand Hotel 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 Grand Hotel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Grand Hotel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Grand Hotel

How Winery Grand Hotel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of chicken blanquette, couscous from the sea or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

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

  • Barbera
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Amador County

The wine region of Amador County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Portalupi or the Domaine Favia produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amador County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amador County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, fig or stone fruit.

In the mouth of Amador County is a powerful. We currently count 181 estates and châteaux in the of Amador County, producing 487 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Amador County go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Grand Hotel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Grand Hotel

How Winery Grand Hotel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of wild boar stew, bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod) or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

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

  • Chardonnay

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Grand Hotel

Planning a wine route in the of Amador County? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Grand Hotel.

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.

News about Winery Grand Hotel and wines from the region

Reduced planting density initiative approved in Champagne

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The word of the wine: Vinification

Method and set of techniques for making wine.