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Together with the Russian River Valley and Dry creek, the Alexander Valley converges into the town of Healdsburg, Sonoma
County, the state of California. Unlike other wine yards, Alexander Valley boast
over 12,000 acres of grapes vineyards
hence is larger grape farming region compared to the Creek and the Russian Valley. It’s generally warm weather is ideal
for grape farming as it ensures that they ripen faster. Over 30 grapes
varieties are grown in this valley. The Alexander Valley has earned the town of the Healdsburg and the Sonoma County
as a whole a place on the world map due
to its production of high-quality grapes
that give the wines natural aroma.
Wine tasting at Alexander Valley
wineries
There is a vast difference between wine tasting and drinking. Wine tasting
is the judging and assessing the quality of the wine based on its texture and
aroma. Common sense of taste and smell is
the requisite to wine tasting. Though the experience
makes one a good wine taster, learning the basic techniques of wine tasting can
make anyone a good taster as well. Some
wines are faulty and the causes of these faults range from poor winemaking to
use of defective materials. Extended
periods of contact between the wine and oxygen make the wine acquire a sherry-like smell. This can be easily
deciphered as the color changes to more dark or red for any wine of its age.
Wineries use sulphur as some sort of a disinfectant during winery. If a large amount of it is used, a sour taste that
makes the wine taste like burnt matches is left. If the fermentation is not well done, the smell of bad eggs is left due to
production of hydrogen sulphide. Vinegar taste is due to excess acetic acid.
Best Alexander Valley
wineries
You will definitely find some of the California’s
best winemakers in the Alexander Valley. The Kendal-Jackson wine centre is not
just a taste room as it is located in the most breathtaking scenery that allows
one to do some outdoor adventures as they sip their wine. The Chalk Hill Estate
is not only a historical site but also a natural beauty. It is probably the
first part where grapes were originally grown. When you visit Rosenblum Cellars winery, take your time to visit their
off the plaza taste room. This will enable you to compare its wide variety of
wines and that from other appellations. Gallo Family Vineyards have their taste place
on the square in the town of Healdsburg. On your visit to this winery, you better plan on visiting the
vineyard too. Souterrain is one of the
urban wineries as the wine depot is located very far from the vineyards. This
is purposely for tourist attractions though
some landowner's wrangles have contributed to this scenario too. Some of the other names in the wine making business include; Jordan vineyard
and winery, Hanna Winery Alexander Valley, Alexander Valley vineyards, Sausal Winery,
Stryker Sonoma, Murphy-Goode Estate Winery, Clos du Bois, etc.
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