A WINE REGION IN USA
Napa Valley
Ripe, full-bodied, dark fruit, cedar/vanilla.
About Napa Valley
Napa Valley is a wine region in USA. It makes red wine. Our database holds 4,983 wines from here.
The grapes of Napa Valley
The main grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon. The appellation table lists them as: Cabernet Sauvignon.
Style in the glass
Ripe, full-bodied, dark fruit, cedar/vanilla. Mountain AVAs (Howell/Spring/Diamond) = more tannic/structured. It is a warm, dry place to grow grapes.
Climate and soil
Mediterranean, warm. Fog line separates mountain AVAs (above) from valley floor. Highly varied: volcanic ash (north), alluvial gravel fans, marine sediment. 16 sub-AVAs.
The rules
- Blending: No legal blend requirement (AVA = geography only). Min 75% for varietal labeling.
- Ageing: No legal minimum; convention 18-24 months in French oak (often majority new).
What to eat with Napa Valley
Dry-aged steak, lamb, aged hard cheese.
More wine regions in USA
Sonoma Coast, Russian River Valley, Willamette Valley and Oakville.
Good to know
AVA = geographic boundary ONLY. No grape/blend/aging rules. 'Reserve' on US label = legally meaningless (unlike Spain's Reserva). 'Meritage' = trademarked voluntary term for Bordeaux-style blends.
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