The Winery Tamayo Family of Contra Costa County of California

Winery Tamayo Family
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in Contra Costa County in the region of California

The Winery Tamayo Family is one of the best wineries to follow in Contra Costa County.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Contra Costa County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Tamayo Family wines

Looking for the best Winery Tamayo Family wines in Contra Costa County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Tamayo Family 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 Tamayo Family wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Tamayo Family

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Tamayo Family

How Winery Tamayo Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chinese noodles with beef, express couscous in a pressure cooker or duck breast in foil (barbecue).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Tamayo Family

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Tamayo Family

  • 2010With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Petite Sirah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Mourvedre
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Carignan
  • Tinta Cão

Discovering the wine region of Contra Costa County

The wine region of Contra Costa County is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Turley or the Domaine Turley produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Contra Costa County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Contra Costa County often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, sweet tobacco or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or fennel.

In the mouth of Contra Costa County is a powerful. We currently count 73 estates and châteaux in the of Contra Costa County, producing 181 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Contra Costa County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top pink wines of Winery Tamayo Family

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Tamayo Family

How Winery Tamayo Family wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles or chicken with courgettes and curry.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Tamayo Family.

  • Petite Sirah

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Tamayo Family

Planning a wine route in the of Contra Costa County? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Tamayo Family.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Winery Tamayo Family and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Dosage

The addition of sugar in the form of expedition liquor to a sparkling wine after disgorgement.