Winery ParaisoRiesling

White wine of Santa Lucia Highlands of California of United States

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Riesling of Winery Paraiso is a white wine from the region of Santa Lucia Highlands of California.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Riesling from the Winery Paraiso

Light		Bold
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Riesling of Winery Paraiso in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Earth

On the nose the Riesling of Winery Paraiso in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Riesling

Pairings that work perfectly with Riesling

Original food and wine pairings with Riesling

Cured meat

Spicy food

The Riesling of Winery Paraiso matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit in sauce, koskera hake (basque country) or pasta with broccoli.

Details and technical informations about Winery Paraiso's Riesling.

Winery

Winery Paraiso

Winemaker

David Fleming

Grape varieties

Riesling

Region/Great wine region

Santa Lucia Highlands

Great wine region

California

Country

United States

Style of wine

White

Alcohol

12.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Riesling - 2009

In the top 100 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines

Average rating: 3.3

The best vintages of Riesling from Winery Paraiso are 2009

Informations about the Winery Paraiso

The winery offers 24 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

This winery is part of the Smith Family Wines.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Santa Lucia Highlands in the region of California

Find the Winery Paraiso on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Paraiso is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 65000 of of United States wines

In the top 9000 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines

In the top 150000 of white wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kosta Browne or the Domaine Peter Michael produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Lucia Highlands are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Lucia Highlands often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, rhubarb or graphite and sometimes also flavors of boysenberries, cedar or chalk.

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.

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