Winery Star & VineViognier Lodi California
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The Viognier Lodi California of the Winery Star & Vine is in the top 0 of wines of Lodi.
Details and technical informations about Winery Star & Vine's Viognier Lodi California.
Discover the grape variety: Cayuga
Aromatic whites in dry and off-dry styles, with a pale golden hue, lively acidity and fruity aromas of apple, pear, muscat notes and floral hints. Cold and disease resistant. Grown in the north-eastern United States (New York, Finger Lakes), it adapts to continental wine climates and is used for dry and off-dry whites. American hybrid white grape obtained in 1972 by Cornell University, a cross of Seyval blanc × Schuyler.
Informations about the Winery Star & Vine
The Winery Star & Vine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lodi
Self-proclaimed world capital of Zinfandel (>40% of premium Californian production): old-vine red king (plantings from 1888) — opulent and jammy with notes of blackberry, plum, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and a tobacco touch, coated tannins. Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Albariño, Barbera and Primitivo in the palette (>100 grapes). Viognier and Chardonnay in whites. Central Californian AVA (1986) east of the bay, Mediterranean climate tempered by the delta.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Ampélographie
Study of the vine, and more particularly the grape varieties.
