Winery Mt. VernonAlicante Bouschet
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The Alicante Bouschet of the Winery Mt. Vernon is in the top 0 of wines of Sierra Foothills.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mt. Vernon's Alicante Bouschet.
Discover the grape variety: Dattier de Saint Vallier
Table grape with long bunches and elongated golden berries, thin skin and crisp flesh, pleasant sweet flavour. Rarely vinified. Grown for fresh consumption in south-east France and Spain, valued for its attractive appearance, pleasant taste and good cold-storage life. French white table grape variety obtained in 1922 at Saint-Vallier (Drôme), a cross of chasselas × dattier de Beyrouth.
Informations about the Winery Mt. Vernon
The Winery Mt. Vernon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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: Green harvest or green harvesting
The practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining grapes tend to gain weight.
