The Winery McGrail of San Francisco Bay of California

Winery McGrail
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 16 of the estates of California.
It is located in San Francisco Bay in the region of California

The Winery McGrail is one of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in of San Francisco Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery McGrail wines

Looking for the best Winery McGrail wines in San Francisco Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery McGrail 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 McGrail wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery McGrail

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery McGrail

How Winery McGrail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of homemade beef stew, lamb chops with spanish sauce or wild rabbit with cider.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery McGrail

On the nose the red wine of Winery McGrail. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery McGrail. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery McGrail

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.09/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of San Francisco Bay

The wine region of San Francisco Bay is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine McGrail or the Domaine Concannon produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of San Francisco Bay are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of San Francisco Bay often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.

In the mouth of San Francisco Bay is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 50 estates and châteaux in the of San Francisco Bay, producing 75 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of San Francisco Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

The top white wines of Winery McGrail

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery McGrail

How Winery McGrail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cassoulet of yesteryear, salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery McGrail

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery McGrail

  • 2015With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • 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 sparkling wines of Winery McGrail

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery McGrail

How Winery McGrail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of sautéed squid with parsley, parmesan crisps or thai green curry chicken and eggplant.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery McGrail.

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Piccolo

Small bottle with a capacity of 20 centilitres.

The top pink wines of Winery McGrail

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery McGrail

How Winery McGrail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, lamb tagine with prunes or saddle of venison with fresh cream.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery McGrail

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

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery McGrail

Planning a wine route in the of San Francisco Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery McGrail.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery McGrail and wines from the region

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly

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The word of the wine: Piccolo

Small bottle with a capacity of 20 centilitres.