Winery Helwig - Frenchmen's Creek Primitivo

Winery HelwigFrenchmen's Creek Primitivo

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Frenchmen's Creek Primitivo of Winery Helwig is a red wine from the region of California Shenandoah Valley of California.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Details and technical informations about Winery Helwig's Frenchmen's Creek Primitivo.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

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.

Informations about the Winery Helwig

The winery offers 42 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in California Shenandoah Valley in the region of California

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.

Top wine California
In the top 75000 of of United States wines
In the top 55000 of of California Shenandoah Valley wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 550000 wines of the world

The wine region of California Shenandoah Valley

The wine region of California Shenandoah Valley is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine C. G. di Arie or the Domaine Easton produce mainly wines red, white and pink.


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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