The Winery Jeff Runquist of Amador County of California

Winery Jeff Runquist
The winery offers 39 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 1902 of the estates of California.
It is located in Amador County in the region of California
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The Winery Jeff Runquist is one of the best wineries to follow in Amador County.. It offers 39 wines for sale in of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jeff Runquist wines

Looking for the best Winery Jeff Runquist wines in Amador County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jeff Runquist 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 Jeff Runquist wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jeff Runquist

How Winery Jeff Runquist wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef fashion, leg of lamb with baked potatoes or roast veal with milk and rosemary.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

On the nose the red wine of Winery Jeff Runquist. 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 Jeff Runquist. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.01/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jeff Runquist.

  • Petite Sirah
  • Tempranillo
  • Zinfandel
  • Barbera
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Amador County

The wine region of Amador County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Portalupi or the Domaine Favia produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amador County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amador County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, fig or stone fruit.

In the mouth of Amador County is a powerful. We currently count 181 estates and châteaux in the of Amador County, producing 487 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Amador County go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jeff Runquist

How Winery Jeff Runquist wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of chinchards with white wine and grapes, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or pork gyros.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jeff Runquist. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jeff Runquist.

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top sweet wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Jeff Runquist

How Winery Jeff Runquist wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of salmon cannelloni, broccoli gratin or cassolettes of scallops.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Jeff Runquist. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Jeff Runquist.

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Farm

Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.

The top pink wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Jeff Runquist

How Winery Jeff Runquist wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, stuffed cutlets or oven-baked sausage.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Jeff Runquist

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Jeff Runquist. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Jeff Runquist.

  • Sangiovese

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

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Planning a wine route in the of Amador County? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Jeff Runquist.

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.

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The word of the wine: Farm

Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.