Winery HelwigAmador Barbera
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The Amador Barbera of the Winery Helwig is in the top 0 of wines of California Shenandoah Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Helwig's Amador Barbera.
Discover the grape variety: Ehrenfelser
Aromatic, fruity whites with a pale golden robe, an airy palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of peach, apricot, white flowers and light mineral notes. Also crafted as botrytised sweet wines (Spätlese, Auslese). Grown in Germany, Canada and British Columbia for dry and sweet whites, it ripens earlier than Riesling. A German white grape bred in 1929 at Geisenheim (Riesling × Knipperlé).
Informations about the Winery Helwig
The Winery Helwig is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of California Shenandoah Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of California Shenandoah Valley
Sierra Foothills AVA (Amador, El Dorado, 1983, 1,000-2,000 ft): signature Zinfandel as ruling red (old vines including Grandpère Vineyard 1866, America's oldest) — full-bodied and concentrated with intense blackberry, black cherry, bramble, spice and earthy notes, old vines adding dried fruits, pepper and leather, high alcohol balanced by acidity. Primitivo and Barbera complement. Mediterranean climate, 30°C diurnal range, weathered granites.
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: Paille (wine of)
A sweet wine obtained by passerillage after harvesting bunches of grapes placed on racks or hung in well-ventilated premises.
