The Winery Playground of Howell Mountain of California

Winery Playground - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in Howell Mountain in the region of California

The Winery Playground is one of the best wineries to follow in Howell Mountain.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Howell Mountain to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Playground wines

Looking for the best Winery Playground wines in Howell Mountain among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Playground 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 Playground wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Playground

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Playground

How Winery Playground wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, merguez with lentils or rabbit with kriek and cherries.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Playground

On the nose the red wine of Winery Playground. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Playground. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Playground

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Howell Mountain

The wine region of Howell Mountain is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hundred Acre or the Domaine Cade produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Howell Mountain are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Howell Mountain often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black plum or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of green bell pepper, espresso or baking spice.

In the mouth of Howell Mountain is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 175 estates and châteaux in the of Howell Mountain, producing 303 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Howell Mountain go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Playground

Planning a wine route in the of Howell Mountain? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Playground.

Discover the grape variety: Schioppettino

A very old grape variety that most likely originated in the Friuli Valley in northeastern Italy. Almost unknown in France, it can be found in Slovenia, in the United States (California, etc.), etc. It is not related to ribolla gialla.

News about Winery Playground and wines from the region

Napa wine property on sale for $35m as historic site sold

A luxury Napa Valley wine property covering around 34 acres (13.6 hectares) has recently been offered for sale at $35m. Listed by real estate agent Cyd Greer, with the Coldwell Banker agency, the Meteor Vineyard Estate features 22.58 acres of vines in the Coombsville American Viticultural Area, close to Napa. It’s predominantly planted to Cabernet Sauvignon with some Petit Verdot. Greer, a leading agent in Napa Valley for more than a decade, told Decanter that Meteor was the most expensive listi ...

Luxury lots see Naples Winter Wine Festival 2022 break record  

Wealthy bidders gathered under a big tent just outside Ritz-Carlton golf resort in Florida to compete for ‘one-of-a-kind’ lots in the live auction at Naples Winter Wine Festival 2022. Organisers said a record amount of more than $23m was raised at the latest edition of the annual charity event, which was founded by the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF). Rather than focus solely on wines, the live auction is known for offering exclusive experiences in partnership with some of the ...

San Luis Obispo Coast recognised as newest AVA

San Luis Obispo Coast was awarded on 9 March, 2022 by the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The new AVA establishes a 97 kilometer-long strip along California that locals call SLO (slow) Coast, describing the Pacific Ocean’s influence on the area’s culture and lifestyle, terrain, and wines.  SLO Coast is located midway between two major California cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles, with Burgundy varieties making up a majority of San Luis Obispo Coast’s high-end wine pr ...

The word of the wine: Grape

Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.