The Winery Sand Reckoner is one of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Arizona to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Sand Reckoner wines in Arizona among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Sand Reckoner 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 Sand Reckoner wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Sand Reckoner wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of bernard's potée, irish stew with beer or veal escalope (piccata milanese).
On the nose the red wine of Winery Sand Reckoner. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.
Arizona is located in the extreme Southwestern corner of the United States of America, bordered by Mexico to the south and southern California to the west. It covers 300,000 km² (114,000 square miles) between latitudes 31°N and 36°N. The main varieties used to make Arizona wines are Syrah, Viognier, Muscat and, of course, the ubiquitous Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. They do best in cooler regions, especially in the southwest.
Grapes have been grown in Arizona for over 400 years, originally by Spanish missionaries who needed wine for religious purposes. This is a common story throughout the United States - especially in the south and west - and also in South American countries. Although Arizona was almost entirely devoid of viticulture after Prohibition, the industry has since undergone a renaissance of sorts. There are now two sub-regional AVAs and hopes for a third, and the wines are beginning to gain international recognition.
How Winery Sand Reckoner wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, chicken and curry lasagna or pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta).
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
How Winery Sand Reckoner wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of ollada (catalonia), stuffed duck or goose neck or chinese noodles with shrimp.
The flavour provided by the residual sugars naturally present in the wine as well as by certain alcohols. This sensation can range from a simple impression of smoothness to a clear sweetness. We speak of roundness, fatness and mellowness.
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