The Winery McManis of California

Winery McManis - Zinfandel
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 5652 of the estates of California.
It is located in California

The Winery McManis is one of the best wineries to follow in Californie.. It offers 22 wines for sale in of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery McManis wines

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

The top red wines of Winery McManis

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery McManis

How Winery McManis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef with mustard, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or chicken tagine with olives and potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery McManis

On the nose the red wine of Winery McManis. often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone or nutty and sometimes also flavors of graphite, grass or cola. In the mouth the red wine of Winery McManis. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery McManis

  • 2019With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petite Sirah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Zinfandel
  • Barbera

Discovering the wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

With its mountains, valleys, plains and plateaus, California's topography is as Complex as its Climate, offering winemakers a bewildering array of terroirs. California wines have only gained worldwide recognition in recent decades (especially after the 1976 Paris ruling). However, the state's wine history goes back more than 200 years. European vines were first planted in the 18th century, when settlers and missionaries moved up and down the West Coast.

The top white wines of Winery McManis

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery McManis

How Winery McManis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pan-fried black pudding with apples, tagliatelle with fresh salmon or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery McManis

On the nose the white wine of Winery McManis. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, oak or melon and sometimes also flavors of straw, mango or banana. In the mouth the white wine of Winery McManis. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery McManis

  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.65/5

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

  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

The top pink wines of Winery McManis

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery McManis

How Winery McManis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of country-style veal roulades with risotto, alsatian sauerkraut or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery McManis

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery McManis

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Full

A full, complete and harmonious wine, offering a great wealth of flavours.

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Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery McManis and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2022 harvest: Vintage looks ‘very promising’

A ‘very promising’ vintage is expected, said the regional wine council (CIVB), as the Bordeaux 2022 harvest gets underway for reds. It’s still too early to judge fully and yields will be lower in some cases following heat, drought and also hailstorms during the growing season, yet the CIVB cited ‘attractive but small berries’ and healthy vineyard conditions during the crucial flowering period and for harvest. Europe has seen early starts to wine harvests in 2022 and the C ...

Are Bordeaux and Napa close to ‘tipping point’ on global warming? – Study

Writing in the Oeno One journal, researchers said climate data showed a significant increase in average growing season temperatures in both Napa and Bordeaux, particularly since the 1980s. So far the warmer conditions have generally contributed to better average wine quality, noted the authors, from the University of Bordeaux’s ISVV Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin and UC Davis. Yet, they questioned how long this would continue. The authors said: ‘In Napa and Bordeaux, viticulture has ...

Napa Valley Grapegrowers to receive climate change funding

While vineyards are managed one vintage at a time, farming practices take a longer view. A survey of the Napa Valley Grapegrowers members found that, on average, about 90% wanted more education and resources for water conservation, climate resilience and climate-smart farming opportunities. This grant will go a long way to help provide those resources. ‘Farmers are by nature risk averse,’ said Molly Williams of Napa Valley Grapegrowers. ‘Climate change poses considerable risks. We aren’t plantin ...

The word of the wine: Full

A full, complete and harmonious wine, offering a great wealth of flavours.