The Winery Four Winds of Sierra Foothills of California

Winery Four Winds - Barbera
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 81 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sierra Foothills in the region of California
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The Winery Four Winds is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Four Winds wines

Looking for the best Winery Four Winds wines in Sierra Foothills among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Four Winds 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 Four Winds wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Four Winds

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Four Winds

How Winery Four Winds wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of lentils and morteau sausages, pastilla with chicken (moroccan pie with brick sheets) or ham croquette with purée.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Four Winds

On the nose the red wine of Winery Four Winds. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or floral. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Four Winds. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Four Winds

  • 2012With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Sangiovese
  • Zinfandel
  • Barbera
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petite Sirah

Discovering the wine region of Sierra Foothills

The wine region of Sierra Foothills is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 249 estates and châteaux in the of Sierra Foothills, producing 661 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sierra Foothills go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Four Winds

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Four Winds

How Winery Four Winds wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of tagliatelle with carbonara, penne with smoked salmon and crème fraiche or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Four Winds

On the nose the white wine of Winery Four Winds. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Four Winds. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

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.

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Planning a wine route in the of Sierra Foothills? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Four Winds.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Four Winds and wines from the region

Argentina confirms Balcarce as Buenos Aires’ fourth GI

Approved by the INV viticultural institute on 1 July, Balcarce is the fourth GI to be named in the province of Buenos Aires. The province was largely abandoned as a winemaking region in the 1930s following a law permitting wine to be made only in the Andean Cuyo region, but is is slowly making a name for itself once again with cool climate vintages. Encompassing coast, prairie and the Tandilia mountains, Balcarce is located 37 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and has until recently been known for p ...

Duckhorn expands in Napa Valley with vineyard deals

Duckhorn Portfolio said it has acquired around 20 hectares (50 acres) of Napa Valley vineyards via separate deals. This includes 16 hectares (40 acres) of the Stanly Ranch vineyard in Los Carneros and the four-hectare (10 acre) Red Wing vineyard in St. Helena, said the group, which is listed under the ‘Napa’ ticker on the New York Stock Exchange. ‘As our portfolio has evolved to include 10 renowned luxury wineries, our commitment to having a robust estate vineyard programme continues to be centr ...

Argentina harvest report 2022: ‘wines with excellent ageing potential’ 

The grapes have been picked and Argentina is able to file another successful harvest for 2022, to match the previous four years. However producers are reporting that 2022 was the most singular of recent vintages, with each region experiencing its own challenges. Mendoza ‘The 2021-2022 season reminds me of a good Hollywood movie,’ said Martín Kaiser, viticulturist at Doña Paula in Mendoza. ‘It certainly kept us entertained. Our hearts were in our mouths all the way through, but it had a great end ...

The word of the wine: Brut nature (or ultra brut)

A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.

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