Winery Petersen VineyardsDiabolo Sunset

Red wine of Contra Costa County of California of United States

3.8

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Diabolo Sunset of Winery Petersen Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Contra Costa County of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Diabolo Sunset of the Winery Petersen Vineyards is in the top 30 of wines of Contra Costa County.

Taste structure of the Diabolo Sunset from the Winery Petersen Vineyards

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Diabolo Sunset of Winery Petersen Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Diabolo Sunset

Pairings that work perfectly with Diabolo Sunset

Original food and wine pairings with Diabolo Sunset

Lamb

The Diabolo Sunset of Winery Petersen Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, rack of lamb in a salt crust or bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté).

Details and technical informations about Winery Petersen Vineyards's Diabolo Sunset.

Winery

Winery Petersen Vineyards

Grape varieties

Zinfandel

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

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 Petersen Vineyards

The winery offers 8 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Contra Costa County in the region of California

The Winery Petersen Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Contra Costa County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 75000 of of United States wines

In the top 40 of of Contra Costa County wines

In the top 300000 of red wines

In the top 550000 wines of the world

The wine region of Contra Costa County

The wine region of Contra Costa County is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Turley or the Domaine Turley produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Contra Costa County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Contra Costa County often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, sweet tobacco or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or fennel.

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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