The Winery Jim Olsen of Sierra Foothills of California

Winery Jim Olsen
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 141 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sierra Foothills in the region of California

The Winery Jim Olsen is one of the best wineries to follow in Sierra Foothills.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jim Olsen wines

Looking for the best Winery Jim Olsen wines in Sierra Foothills among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jim Olsen 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 Jim Olsen wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Winery Jim Olsen

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Jim Olsen

How Winery Jim Olsen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, lamb keftas or pork gyros.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Jim Olsen

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Jim Olsen. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Jim Olsen

  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Jim Olsen.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Sierra Foothills

The wine region of Sierra Foothills is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 249 estates and châteaux in the of Sierra Foothills, producing 661 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sierra Foothills go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Jim Olsen

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jim Olsen

How Winery Jim Olsen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of pot-au-feu, seven o'clock leg of lamb or stuffed veal breast.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jim Olsen

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jim Olsen

  • 2014With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jim Olsen.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Zinfandel
  • Malbec

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 white wines of Winery Jim Olsen

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jim Olsen

How Winery Jim Olsen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of suckling pig leg in the oven, cucumber pie or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jim Olsen

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jim Olsen. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Jim Olsen. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jim Olsen

  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jim Olsen.

  • Chardonnay
  • Barbera

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Jim Olsen

Planning a wine route in the of Sierra Foothills? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Jim Olsen.

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.

News about Winery Jim Olsen and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bray, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.