December's Featured Varietal - Petit Verdot

Thursday, December 1, 2016 - Saturday, December 31, 2016



Each month, Livermore Valley Wine Country highlights a varietal in our region.

VISIT, LEARN, TASTE and PAIR from one of our 50+ wineries!

Petit Verdot
pet | ee   ver | doh

"Party with Petit Verdot"

Visit: 

Bodegas Aguirre Winery, Concannon Vineyard, Crooked Vine Winery, Cuda Ridge Wines, Darcie Kent Vineyards, el Sol Winery, Las Positas Vineyards, Murrieta's Well, Nottingham Cellars, Occasio Winery, Pat Paulsen Vineyards, Rodrigue Molyneaux, The Steven Kent Winery, Wente Vineyards Estate Winery & Tasting Room, Wood Family Vineyards

Learn:

Petit Verdot is a red grape that is the least known and least grown of the Bordeaux red grape varietals, but is very well known as a blending grape.

Taste:

This varietal is incredibly generous with floral fragrant aromas early on that carry on into its middle life with lavender, rosewater, violet, anise and white blossom notes.

Pair:

Visit our Pinterest page for fabulous recipes to pair with Petit Verdot.

To learn more, visit LVwine.org or discovercaliforniawines.com © Wine Institute