Winery HawleyAlegria Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel
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The Alegria Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel of the Winery Hawley is in the top 0 of wines of Russian River Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Hawley's Alegria Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel.
Discover the grape variety: Christmas rose
Table grape with long clusters of pink-red berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, with a pleasant sweet taste. Late variety (harvest in autumn/early winter, hence the name). Very rarely vinified. Grown mainly in California and Chile for export markets, prized for its attractive pink-red appearance, good shelf life and late availability. American black table grape obtained by crossing for fresh consumption.
Informations about the Winery Hawley
The Winery Hawley is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 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
Cool climate ideal for elegant Pinot Noir and balanced Chardonnay: fine, silky reds with aromas of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and sweet spice, fine acidity and velvety tannins. Textured Chardonnay with notes of apple, citrus and butter, measured oak. Also gourmet Zinfandels and traditional-method sparklers. Sonoma AVA cooled by the Pacific fog of the Petaluma Gap, alluvial and volcanic soils.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Table wine
Everything that is not VQPRD (European designation for all appellation wines: quality wine produced in a specific region). In principle, the bottom of the ladder. But, as in Italy a decade ago (Vino da Tavola), this category is also a refuge for wines that are out of the ordinary, whose producers refuse to accept certain grape variety or vinification dictates.
