Winery StarkDamiano Vineyard Petite Sirah
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The Damiano Vineyard Petite Sirah of the Winery Stark is in the top 0 of wines of Sierra Foothills.
Details and technical informations about Winery Stark's Damiano Vineyard Petite Sirah.
Discover the grape variety: Nero
Generic Italian name for black grape varieties, without reference to a specific variety. Often used as a prefix (Nero d'Avola, Nero Buono, Nero di Troia, Nero Mascalese) to designate indigenous regional Italian black varieties. Reflects the ampelographic richness of Italy, where each region has its own identity-defining local black varieties: Sicily, Puglia, Latium, Sardinia. Not to be confused with a single variety.
Informations about the Winery Stark
The Winery Stark is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sierra Foothills
Historic stronghold of Californian Zinfandel (~40% of plantings) inherited from the Gold Rush (1856). Fleshy, sunny reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and sweet spices, round tannins and generous warmth. Over-100-year-old vines at Amador. Also dense, peppery Syrah, lively, fruity Barbera, deep Petite Sirah.
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: Grafting
A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.
