Winery Graton Ridge CellarsPenninsula Zinfandel
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or goat cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Penninsula Zinfandel of Winery Graton Ridge Cellars in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Penninsula Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Penninsula Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Penninsula Zinfandel
The Penninsula Zinfandel of Winery Graton Ridge Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, leg of lamb with spices or pasta with 4 cheeses: mascarpone, gorgonzola, goat and emmental.
Details and technical informations about Winery Graton Ridge Cellars's Penninsula 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Penninsula Zinfandel from Winery Graton Ridge Cellars are 2011, 2013
Informations about the Winery Graton Ridge Cellars
The Winery Graton Ridge Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Russian River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Russian River Valley
The wine region of Russian River Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 1018 estates and châteaux in the of Russian River Valley, producing 2892 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Russian River Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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.
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The word of the wine: Discharge
Action consisting of removing suspended particles (sludge) from the must.
