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Alta Mesa

Alta Mesa wine guide: the wine region in USA, its Torrontes, the red wine and dry white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
USA
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Torrontes
Styles
red · dry white · sparkling
7
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Alta Mesa is a wine region in Lodi, USA.

Growers build the wines around Torrontes, filling out the blend with Verdelho, Touriga Nacional, Tannat and Mencia, plus two more.

The ground underneath is clay and gravel.

The climate is mediterranean, running notable rainfall.

The vineyards themselves read as plateau.

The region is known for red wine, dry white wine and sparkling wine.

Soil
ClayGravel
Climate
MediterraneanNotable rainfall
Terrain
Plateau
Styles
reddry whitesparkling

Grapes planted here.

01 TorrontesNot Specified Read → 02 VerdelhoNot Specified Read → 03 Touriga NacionalNot Specified Read → 04 TannatNot Specified Read → 05 MenciaNot Specified Read → 06 MalbecNot Specified Read → 07 Mourvedre (Monastrell)Not Specified Read → 08 Sauvignon Blanc Read → 09 Alvarelhao Read → 10 Cabernet Sauvignon Read → 11 Viognier Read → 12 Chardonnay Read → 13 Petit Verdot Read →

Bottles to look for.

  • Adkins Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Alta Mesa, USA
  • Adkins Family Vineyard Chardonnay, Alta Mesa, USA
  • Adkins Family Vineyard Great White Wine, Alta Mesa, USA
  • Adkins Family Vineyard Petit Verdot, Alta Mesa, USA
  • Adkins Family Vineyard Viognier, Alta Mesa, USA
  • Adkins Family Vineyards Sparkling Viognier, Alta Mesa, USA
  • Coelho Winery Tradicao Red, Alta Mesa, USA
  • Forlorn Hope 'Suspiro del Moro' Silvaspoons Vineyard Alvarelhao, Alta Mesa, USA

Nearby regions.

01 LodiUSA Read →

Alta Mesa: common questions

01.
What grapes is Alta Mesa known for?
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Torrontes is the signature grape of Alta Mesa. Verdelho, Touriga Nacional, Tannat and Mencia are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Alta Mesa make?
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Alta Mesa produces red wine, dry white wine and sparkling wine.
03.
Where is Alta Mesa?
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You will find Alta Mesa in USA, where it is a wine region.

More from here: every wine region in USA, or the wider Lodi guide.

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