September 29, 2023 12:17 pm
Flint Wines have a comprehensive portfolio of wines from the USA and to support a recent portfolio tasting they have put together an amazing American tasting booklet. It is packed full of maps, descriptions of each AVA’s character, climate, aspect, soils and detailed winery profiles.
Quality grapes in California are very much a product of one or more factors in the vineyard that moderate the otherwise warm climate. The cold Pacific sends cooling breezes and overnight fog far inland along the State’s various east west valleys that cut through the coast mountains and of course San Fransico Bay itself. Also vineyards planted at altitude on these mountain slopes also enjoy cooler nights.
Grapes as a result ripen more slowly, developing flavour and retaining more acid giving the wine maker lots of good material to work with. Growers of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and even Syrah are particularly on the lookout for cool climate pockets. It was great to be able to visualise all this with aid of these maps.
The tasting was organised by region which allowed you to travel from one AVA to another comparing and contrasting and really see how wine makers are responding to the changing conditions.
Hats off to Rachel Dixon their USA Ambassador, who’s mission to educate about wines of American is certainly working!
For me standout wineries included:
Posted by Kiran
Categories: Everything else, news, Wine Education
Tags: california, oregon, USA, Wine tasting
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