resumen new world (California).docx

RESUMEN **[CALIFRONIA]** Diverse range of styles from rich powerful Cabernet Sauvignon to elegant Pinot Noir. **[Climate:]** influence of the cold California Ocean Current. Cold air, often accompanied by fogs, is drawn in from the ocean in the evening, lowering night-time temperatures. Whether no...

RESUMEN **[CALIFRONIA]** Diverse range of styles from rich powerful Cabernet Sauvignon to elegant Pinot Noir. **[Climate:]** influence of the cold California Ocean Current. Cold air, often accompanied by fogs, is drawn in from the ocean in the evening, lowering night-time temperatures. Whether no exposure to the ocean, such as Central Valley, the climate is hot. **[Grape varieties and winemaking]**: Black grapes: - Cabernet Sauvignon: most widely planted black grape in California. Full-bodied, very concentrated ripe cassis flavours and prominent spice aromas from new oak barrels. Some producers produce less rich style with fresher blackcurrant flavours. - Zinfandel: ripen unevenly. The raising can result in concentrated, full-bodied red wines with high alcohol level and flavours include red and black fruit, dried berries and liquorice. Rosé Zinfandel or White Zinfandel are typically fruity, medium-sweet and low in alcohol. - Merlot: soft tannins and ripe black fruit. San Joaquin in Central Valley make simple wines. Higher quality comes from cooler sites such as Monterey, Napa and Sonoma displaying soft, velvety tannins, a luscious body, high alcohol and cassis varietal flavours of blackberry and plum. - Pinot Noir: can come from moderate regions such as Russian River Valley, Los Carneros and Santa María Valley. Some are light in color with gamey and vegetal notes, although most show layer of ripe red fruit and notes of sweet spice from pak maturation. - Syrah: made in a full-bodied, rich style White grapes: - Chardonnay: inexpensive, high-volume wines from Central Valley tend to be fruity with low to medium acidity and sometimes a toasty note from oak staves. Premium Chardonnay from cooler regions such as Los Carneros and Russian River Valley use less oak. - Sauvignon Blanc: high acidity wines and ripe citrus flavours. Fumé Blanc is used to indicate an oaked Sauvignon Blanc. **[REGIONS:]** **Napa county: the most significant influences are the morning fogs and cool afternoons breezes from San Pablo Bay that moderate the temperatures. Los Carneros AVA is the most southerly vineyards, is cool enough to Pinot noir and Chardonnay making still and sparkling wines. Moving north along the climate becomes warm enough to ripen Cabernet Sauvignon in the AVAs of Stags Leap District, Yountville, Oakville and Rutherford. Saint Helena AVA and Calistoga AVA produce the most concentrated, full-bodied wines in the valley focused on Cabernet Sauvignon.** **Sonoma and Mendocino Counties: Russian River Valley AVA has a very cool, foggy conditions best known for high-quality, elegant Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Dry Creek Valley AVA is home to high quality old vine Zinfandel and valley floor vineyards are better suited to Sauvignon Blanc. Alexander Valley AVA is warmer, and its wines tend to be fleshier and more full-bodied, it has built a reputation for soft-textured, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon. North of Sonoma County the Mendocino County includes the very cool Anderson Valley AVA, a source of grapes for aromatic white wines such as Riesling and Gewurztraminer.** **Santa Cruz Mountains AVA: this moderate climate produce some of the most elegant Cabernet Sauvignon as well as some high quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.** **Monterey AVA: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir have been heavily planted. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are grown.** **Paso Robles AVA: notable planting of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and high quality Zinfandel.** **Santa Maria Valley AVA: significantly cooler, well suited for Chardonnar and Pinot Noir displaying concentrated fruit flavour and high acidity.** **Finger Lakes AVA: quality of its perfumed Rieslings. Also produce Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay.**