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Wine Details
Price:
$13.49 per bottle
Description:
Our signature wine. A smooth, light-bodied red wine, rich in cherry and blackberry, cassis and spice. A nice compliment to beef, pork, veal or lamb. (100% Maréchal Foch) Maréchal Foch is a French-American hybrid between Goldriesling and an American vine called vitis riparia. Maréchal Foch usually referred to as simply Foch, is a very-early ripening black grape with small berries and clusters. The vines are hardy and medium in vigor and production. Foch should be grafted on a resistant rootstock to ensure adequate vigor on heavy soils. Birds are attracted to the small, black berries. Wine styles can range from fruity, light red table wines, to hearty, full bodied reds.
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Varietal Definition
Goldriesling:
Ancient grape producing mainly mediocre white wines. Mainly grown in small acreages to be found in former East Germany or northern Austria.
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Riesling:
On the sweeter end of the spectrum, some of the best dessert wines should give thanks to the Riesling varietal. Riesling is known for its complementary nature of combining balanced acidity with sugar. Rieslings are made dry to sweet, but it is the sweet style Riesling that brought about its popularity in the United States. With the rise of spicy sauces, marinades and dips to flavor our meal, Riesling plays a part in taking off the edge of the heat. Riesling is known for a number of signature characteristics: floral, citrus and pear. Riesling has peaked in California with 11,000 acres planted. Today, Monterey County’s cool-climate areas and its long growing season produce good amounts of character for the Riesling grape. Outside of
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Marechal Foch:
A french-american hybrid grape, with french Alsace Gamay origins, noted for producing deeply colored and strongly varietal wines considered by some to have a "Burgundian" character. Also known under the name Foch.
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