The Winery Orfila Vineyards of San Diego County of California

Winery Orfila Vineyards
The winery offers 52 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of California.
It is located in San Diego County in the region of California
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The Winery Orfila Vineyards is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 52 wines for sale in of San Diego County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Orfila Vineyards wines

Looking for the best Winery Orfila Vineyards wines in San Diego County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Orfila Vineyards 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 Orfila Vineyards wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Orfila Vineyards

How Winery Orfila Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of peasant minestrone, sun wheat or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

On the nose the white wine of Winery Orfila Vineyards. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Orfila Vineyards. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.84/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Blanc

Discovering the wine region of San Diego County

Historic diverse region of southern California (3 AVAs: San Pasqual Valley 1981, Ramona Valley 2006, San Luis Rey 2024): Merlot and Chardonnay signatures as kings, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Viognier, Zinfandel, Grenache and Rhône varieties (Syrah, Mourvèdre) as complement. Signature profile: Bordeaux, Rhône and Mediterranean. Vineyards from sea level to 4,200 ft, moderate Mediterranean climate, Pacific fogs and breezes, long season.

The top red wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Orfila Vineyards

How Winery Orfila Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, lamb tagine with olives and honey or osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

On the nose the red wine of Winery Orfila Vineyards. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Orfila Vineyards. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

  • 2013With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.91/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Mourvedre
  • Grenache
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Orfila Vineyards

How Winery Orfila Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of turkey escalope with curry or king's cake with frangipane.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Severe

Said of a red wine that is generally young, very marked by tannins and astringent. See austere.

The top pink wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Orfila Vineyards

How Winery Orfila Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

The top sweet wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Orfila Vineyards

How Winery Orfila Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), lamb shoulder confit or magret stuffed with foie gras.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Green

Said of a wine that is too acidic or marked by unpleasant vegetal tastes.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Orfila Vineyards

How Winery Orfila Vineyards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Orfila Vineyards

  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

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Planning a wine route in the of San Diego County? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Orfila Vineyards.

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Rich, structured whites with a round palate and long finish, with aromas of ripe yellow fruits, honey, white flowers, toasted almond and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential, developing waxy and truffle nuances with age. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with roussanne. Also exported to Australia (Victoria) and California. Native Rhône variety.