The Winery Dorcich of Santa Clara Valley of California

Winery Dorcich - Ankora Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in Santa Clara Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Dorcich is one of the best wineries to follow in Santa Clara Valley.. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Santa Clara Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Dorcich wines

Looking for the best Winery Dorcich wines in Santa Clara Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Dorcich 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 Dorcich wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Dorcich

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Dorcich

How Winery Dorcich wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, lamb kebab or roast deer my grandmother's way.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Dorcich

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Dorcich. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Dorcich

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Petit Verdot
  • Mourvedre
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Santa Clara Valley

The wine region of Santa Clara Valley is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jason Stephens or the Domaine Clos LaChance produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Clara Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Clara Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or spices.

In the mouth of Santa Clara Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 43 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Clara Valley, producing 162 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Clara Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Dorcich

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Dorcich

How Winery Dorcich wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of kig ha farz (breton stew), light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or quiche without pastry.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top pink wines of Winery Dorcich

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Dorcich

How Winery Dorcich wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of baked marrow bones.

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

  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Dorcich

Planning a wine route in the of Santa Clara Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Dorcich.

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.

News about Winery Dorcich and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

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