Winery PortalupiShake Ridge Ranch Zinfandel
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Shake Ridge Ranch Zinfandel from the Winery Portalupi
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Shake Ridge Ranch Zinfandel of Winery Portalupi in the region of California is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Shake Ridge Ranch Zinfandel of Winery Portalupi in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Shake Ridge Ranch Zinfandel
Pairings that work perfectly with Shake Ridge Ranch Zinfandel
Original food and wine pairings with Shake Ridge Ranch Zinfandel
The Shake Ridge Ranch Zinfandel of Winery Portalupi matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of roast beef casserole, greek-style shepherd's pie or turkey stuffed with chestnuts.
Details and technical informations about Winery Portalupi's Shake Ridge Ranch Zinfandel.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Shake Ridge Ranch Zinfandel from Winery Portalupi are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Portalupi
The Winery Portalupi is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Amador County
The wine region of Amador County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Portalupi or the Domaine Favia produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amador County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amador County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, fig or stone fruit.
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.
The word of the wine: Liquid
Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).
