Winery MontolivaPrimitivo
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Primitivo
Pairings that work perfectly with Primitivo
Original food and wine pairings with Primitivo
The Primitivo of Winery Montoliva matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), thomas's shoulder of lamb or salmon with spinach and cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Montoliva's Primitivo.
Discover the grape variety: Primitivo
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.
Informations about the Winery Montoliva
The Winery Montoliva is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 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.
The word of the wine: Reduced
This is said of aromas that are reminiscent of a stale wine and that can be released when a long-closed bottle is opened. They generally fade with airing.
