Winery HoveyZinfandel

Red wine of Calaveras County of California of United States

4.1

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Zinfandel of Winery Hovey is a red wine from the region of Calaveras County of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Zinfandel from the Winery Hovey

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Zinfandel of Winery Hovey in the region of California is a powerful.

Food and wine pairings with Zinfandel

Pairings that work perfectly with Zinfandel

Original food and wine pairings with Zinfandel

The Zinfandel of Winery Hovey matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef in white wine, lamb tagine with honey and onions or imene's tunisian ojja.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hovey's Zinfandel.

Winery

Winery Hovey

Grape varieties

Zinfandel

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

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 Hovey

The winery offers 20 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Calaveras County in the region of California

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The Winery Hovey is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Calaveras County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 35000 of of United States wines

In the top 350 of of Calaveras County wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Calaveras County

The wine region of Calaveras County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jolie-Laide or the Domaine Newsome-Harlow produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calaveras County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calaveras County often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit or non oak.

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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