The Winery Thornton of South Coast of California

Winery Thornton
The winery offers 43 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 144 of the estates of California.
It is located in South Coast in the region of California
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The Winery Thornton is one of the best wineries to follow in South Coast.. It offers 43 wines for sale in of South Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Thornton wines

Looking for the best Winery Thornton wines in South Coast among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Thornton 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 Thornton wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Winery Thornton

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Thornton

How Winery Thornton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Thornton

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Thornton. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.

Discovering the wine region of South Coast

The wine region of South Coast is located in the region of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Fallbrook or the South Coast Winery produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of South Coast are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of South Coast often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, citrus fruit or non oak.

In the mouth of South Coast is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 71 estates and châteaux in the of South Coast, producing 148 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of South Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Thornton

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Thornton

How Winery Thornton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, express couscous in a pressure cooker or grandma melanie's cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Thornton

On the nose the red wine of Winery Thornton. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Thornton. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Thornton

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.59/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Nebbiolo
  • Petite Sirah
  • Sangiovese

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.

The top white wines of Winery Thornton

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Thornton

How Winery Thornton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, sea bass wrapped in salt crust or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Thornton

On the nose the white wine of Winery Thornton. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Thornton. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Thornton.

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Vermentino

The word of the wine: Balthazar

Bottle with a capacity of 12 litres.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Thornton

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Thornton

How Winery Thornton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of paella josé style, smoked salmon and lemon cake or cod and zucchini crumble.

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Thornton

Planning a wine route in the of South Coast? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Thornton.

Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo

A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.

News about Winery Thornton and wines from the region

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

Chablis wines with Joe Fattorini in The Wine Show @Home

In this first episode of a series dedicated to Chablis wines on @The Wine Show @Home, wine expert and TV host Joe Fattorini introduces the vineyards and the wines of Chablis through a tasting of three wines: a Petit Chablis, a Chablis and a Chablis Premier Cru. #PureChablis #BourgogneWines #Chablis ...

The word of the wine: Balthazar

Bottle with a capacity of 12 litres.