Starfield vineyards12/24/2023 ![]() I couldn’t resist grabbing a Sauternes from the cellar to pair with the Rogue River Blue. That is a lot of choice! That said, I admit that I cheated a bit with a final wine. The winery association website lists 44 red wine grape varieties and 29 white varieties. The El Dorado AVA winemakers don’t limit themselves to one or two “signature varieties,” which made this experiment a bit more fun. Chateau Rieussec “Carmes de Rieussec” Sauternes 2005.Suggested pairings: Bluehorn Blue Rogue River Blue Miraflores Winery Estate Syrah El Dorado 2019.Suggested pairings: Bluehorn Blue or Rogue’s Mary Cheddar or Smokey Blue Lava Cap Cabernet Franc El Dorado 2020.Suggested pairings: Mary’s Rogue Cheddar or Oregon Blue Starfield Vineyards “Hope Rising” El Dorado white Rhone blend 2022.Suggested pairings: Oregon Blue or Smokey Blue Edio Vineyards estate-grown Albarino El Dorado AVA 2022.Here is a list of the wines I picked for the wine plus cheese experiment, following the Rogue somm’s recommendations as well as I could. That brightness, I figured, would play nicely with the creamy, tangy saltiness of the Rogue Creamery cheeses. Mountain vineyards often produce elegant wines with higher acidity, which is what I was especially looking for in this case. The vineyards benefit from higher elevation with many located between 10 feet. ![]() But a lot is going on in this region, which is located more or less an hour east of Sacramento and an hour west of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Foothills. It is one of the many California regions that get less attention than they probably deserve simply because of the focus on Napa and Sonoma counties. We were not very familiar with the wines from the El Dorado AVA.
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