Sonoma Valley Red Wines

Wine connoisseurs know that there is nothing quite like a full-bodied, heavy Cabernet Sauvignon to compliment any of the entrees you love. Wines of this region get their deep color from the skins of the purple or the black grape left with the juice as the wine ferments. This adds tannin to the wine, giving you ‘bite’ with every sip which hardly anyone can resist.

The Sonoma Valley is located west of Napa Valley, closer to the Pacific Ocean and its cooling temperatures, especially in the evenings. The combination of warm, sunny days and cool nights are thought to help make the wines have more character to enhance flavor. The Sonoma wine country is beautiful to visit because of the rolling hills, vineyards and favorable weather.

The wineries in Sonoma County encourage visitors and it is easy to arrange Sonoma valley wine tours with experienced limousine companies so that drinking and driving won’t be a problem. But, there is more to it than that. Locals know special out of the way places for picnics, festivals and other events that can make a visit memorable. Napa winery tours can also be included in your itinerary for the same day because they are relatively close together. The wine in Napa Valley is considered some of the best produced in the USA, the specialty is Cabernet Sauvignon.

Sonoma County wine can be equally good. The Sonoma Valley red wines best known for flavor and quality are the old vine Zinfandel, Merlot and Syrah. There are many more, including many example of great Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Benefits of Drinking Red Wine

Red Wine Gift Ideas

Red Wine Gift Baskets

Health Benefits of Red Wine
One of the biggest crazes in the health industry has been the health benefits of drinking red wine. News stories and reports the latest findings showing drinking the red wine antioxidant is healthy.

Red Wine Health Benefits
Red Wine Health Benefits are well known and documented. Now drinking beer has shown health benefits too.

Pinot Noir Description
Pinot Noir is one of the most popular wine varietals in the world. The best Pinot Noir description should have where grown, produced, quality, and taste. A history A to Z of Pinot Noir tells a lot about this wonderful grape variety.

Red Wine Names
There are many red wines in the market. Once you know the names and the basic qualities associated with each, you'll be begin sorting out your tastes. Cabernet Sauvignon is most famous, other well known types are Merlot and Pinot Noir.

Dry Red Wine Types
You will want to know about dry red wine types, and all of the different varietals of dry reds like Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, or Syrah.

Red Wine Storage
Proper storage is important to home wine enjoyment. In your home use stackable bottle racks or wine storage cabinets similar to a refrigerator, to control temperature and humidity.

Best Pinot Noir Wine
Who makes the best Pint Noir wine? The history of the great French wines point to the Burgundy region. California's Santa Barbara and Oregon's Pinot Noir regions also note worthy.

List of Sweet Red Wines

Best Sweet Wine
The most common names on a list of the best sweet wine range from a semi sweet red to dessert wines that really pack a strong punch and considered among the best including Muscat.

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