The Winery Handley of Mendocino County of California

Winery Handley
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 61 of the estates of California.
It is located in Mendocino County in the region of California
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The Winery Handley is one of the world's great estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Mendocino County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Handley wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Handley

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Handley

How Winery Handley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk, tuna samoussa or fish blaff (west indies).

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Mendocino County

The wine region of Mendocino County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 344 estates and châteaux in the of Mendocino County, producing 763 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mendocino County go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Handley

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Handley

How Winery Handley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of home-made coq au vin, salmon and spinach lasagna or oriental stuffed vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Handley

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Handley

  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.64/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top sweet wines of Winery Handley

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Handley

How Winery Handley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pork roll with mustard, spaghetti with shrimp and cream or lamb tagine with prunes and almonds.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Handley

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Handley. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Handley

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Cinsault

Cinsault is a southern black grape variety that can be found in the blends of most Mediterranean appellations, but most often as an accessory grape variety. It is undoubtedly most present in certain rosé wines (in Corbières, Côtes-de-Provence, etc.): it gives these wines highly appreciated aromas of strawberry, peach and raspberry. In vin de pays (IGP), it is often vinified on its own, usually as a rosé.

The top red wines of Winery Handley

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Handley

How Winery Handley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of family potluck, roast veal with mustard cream or rabbit with mustard in foil.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Handley

On the nose the red wine of Winery Handley. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Handley. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Handley

  • 2015With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Zinfandel
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petite Sirah
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: Petite Sirah

The top pink wines of Winery Handley

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Handley

How Winery Handley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal head with vinaigrette, the real vegetables stuffed in the provençal way or duck casserole with turnips.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Handley

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Handley. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Handley

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Light (taste of)

Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Handley

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

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.