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 curry and coconut (thailand), boquerones anchovies in vinegar or baked fish fillets with vegetables.

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 guinea fowl with cabbage, sea bream or chicken with courgettes and curry.

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
  • 2014With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.54/5

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: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

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 salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon, paella for dummies (simple and delicious) or chicken tagine.

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

  • 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: Casting

Preparatory phase of the wine-making process consisting in bursting the grapes in order to release the juice.

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 sautéed pork with pineapple, provencal veal tendrons or duck legs with confit potatoes.

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: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

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 escalope with lemon sauce, italian pasta or roast duck breast stuffed with foie gras confit.

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Bordeaux barrel

Barrels of 220 to 225 litres. The toasting of the barrel to bend the staves (curved boards used to make the barrels) can vary according to the coopers and the demand. A gentle and slow toasting has little effect on the aromas. On the other hand, a strong toasting gives aromas of coffee or cocoa which will influence the taste of the wine. A wine barrel has already been aged for a year and has less impact on the wine than a new barrel.

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.

News about Winery Handley and wines from the region

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Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Cruzille, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this minute-long clip, Debra MEIBURG discusses the position of Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Casting

Preparatory phase of the wine-making process consisting in bursting the grapes in order to release the juice.