The Winery Lava Cap of Sierra Foothills of California

Winery Lava Cap
The winery offers 33 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sierra Foothills in the region of California
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The Winery Lava Cap is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 33 wines for sale in of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lava Cap wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Lava Cap

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lava Cap

How Winery Lava Cap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, simple chicken curry or chicken el diablo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lava Cap

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lava Cap. 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 Lava Cap. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lava Cap

  • 2009With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.94/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Lava Cap.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Grenache
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petite Sirah
  • Merlot

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 white wines of Winery Lava Cap

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lava Cap

How Winery Lava Cap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of veal saltimbocca, baeckeoffe with fish or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lava Cap

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lava Cap. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lava Cap. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lava Cap

  • 2016With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.78/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lava Cap.

  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Lava Cap

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lava Cap

How Winery Lava Cap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of cornish pasties, lamb stew with yoghurt and coriander or tournedos rossini with port sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Lava Cap

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Lava Cap. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Lava Cap

  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Lava Cap.

  • Sangiovese
  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Thick

Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.

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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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