Winery McGrailCasa de Viñas Cabernet Sauvignon
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The Casa de Viñas Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery McGrail is in the top 0 of wines of Livermore Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery McGrail's Casa de Viñas Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Scarlotta seedless
Seedless table grape with long clusters and elongated red-purple berries, thin skin and crisp flesh, sweet fresh taste. Late-ripening, productive, with excellent shelf life. Grown in California, Chile and Peru for export markets, prized for its attractive appearance on shelves and good commercial keeping. Black seedless American table grape variety obtained by crossing for fresh consumption.
Informations about the Winery McGrail
The Winery McGrail is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Livermore Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Livermore Valley
Historic Bay Area AVA (first US varietal bottling of Chardonnay, Wente clone ~80% of Californian Chardonnay): signature Cabernet Sauvignon dominant (33%) and Chardonnay (22%) as kings, followed by Merlot, Petite Sirah and Syrah. Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc named signatures in 2025. Warm Winkler III climate moderated by San Francisco Bay, gravel, limestone and clay soils. Historic Californian Bordeaux and Rhône identity.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Provignage
A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached.
