The Winery James & Bell of California

Winery James & Bell
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Saddlehorn Cellars.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in California

The Winery James & Bell is one of the best wineries to follow in Californie.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery James & Bell wines

Looking for the best Winery James & Bell wines in California among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery James & Bell 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 James & Bell wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery James & Bell

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery James & Bell

How Winery James & Bell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of spanish seafood paella, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or onion and goat cheese tart on a bed of tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery James & Bell

On the nose the white wine of Winery James & Bell. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery James & Bell. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery James & Bell

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery James & Bell.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering 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.

With its mountains, valleys, plains and plateaus, California's topography is as Complex as its Climate, offering winemakers a bewildering array of terroirs. California wines have only gained worldwide recognition in recent decades (especially after the 1976 Paris ruling). However, the state's wine history goes back more than 200 years. European vines were first planted in the 18th century, when settlers and missionaries moved up and down the West Coast.

The top red wines of Winery James & Bell

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery James & Bell

How Winery James & Bell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, tanjia (lamb shoulder confit) or fish and chips (english batter).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery James & Bell

On the nose the red wine of Winery James & Bell. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery James & Bell. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery James & Bell

  • 2017With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery James & Bell.

  • Zinfandel

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery James & Bell

Planning a wine route in the of California? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery James & Bell.

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.

News about Winery James & Bell and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Hard

A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.