The Winery Milliaire of Sierra Foothills of California

Winery Milliaire
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 173 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sierra Foothills in the region of California
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The Winery Milliaire is one of the best wineries to follow in Sierra Foothills.. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Milliaire wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Milliaire

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Milliaire

How Winery Milliaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, uzbek pilaf or rabbit with hunter's sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Milliaire

On the nose the red wine of Winery Milliaire. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Milliaire. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Milliaire

  • 2011With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.99/5

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

  • Zinfandel
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Primitivo
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Sierra Foothills

Historic stronghold of Californian Zinfandel (~40% of plantings) inherited from the Gold Rush (1856). Fleshy, sunny reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and sweet spices, round tannins and generous warmth. Over-100-year-old vines at Amador. Also dense, peppery Syrah, lively, fruity Barbera, deep Petite Sirah.

Vineyards between 300-1,070 m on granite and volcanic rock, large temperature swings. 2,300 ha, 7 counties.

The top white wines of Winery Milliaire

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Milliaire

How Winery Milliaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche lorraine, penne with smoked salmon and crème fraiche or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Milliaire

On the nose the white wine of Winery Milliaire. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Milliaire

  • 0With an average score of 3.88/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Grigio

Discover the grape variety: Pinot grigio

Crisp, light dry whites with a pale, sometimes copper-tinged robe, slender palate and fresh acidity, showing delicate aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, pear, white flowers, almond and mineral notes. Refreshing profile. Absolute star of northern Italy: Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, Alto Adige DOC and Trentino DOC. Italian synonym for Burgundy's pinot gris (grey mutation of pinot noir), one of Italy's most exported whites.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Milliaire

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Milliaire

How Winery Milliaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of tunisian molokheya, lamb tagine with artichokes and dried tomatoes or ratatouille goat cheese tatin.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Milliaire

  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Milliaire.

  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Film

Skin of the grape containing the colouring matter of red wines (anthocyanins), the most noble tannins and the essential aromatic substances.

The top sweet wines of Winery Milliaire

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Milliaire

How Winery Milliaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), leg of lamb bravado in the oven or sweet and savoury eggplant/goat tart.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Milliaire

  • 0With an average score of 4.50/5

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

  • Zinfandel

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

Generous, high-alcohol reds with a dark robe and indulgent palate, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, raspberry, black pepper, liquorice, cinnamon and cooked fruit. Also vinified as a popular sweet rosé (White Zinfandel). Star of California (Lodi, Sonoma, Dry Creek Valley, Paso Robles) with sought-after century-old vines. Identical to Italian Primitivo and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Milliaire

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Milliaire

How Winery Milliaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of soy and shrimp noodles, tuna spread or cod gratin paolita style.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Milliaire

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Reserve wine (champagne)

Older wines, kept in vats or aged in wood in some houses, or kept in magnums at Bollinger. A small percentage of these wines are used in the blending of non-vintage wines in order to bring greater aromatic complexity.

The top pink wines of Winery Milliaire

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Milliaire

How Winery Milliaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or chard and goat cheese gratin.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Milliaire

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Zinfandel

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

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Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.