美国加州的赤霞珠红葡萄酒(Cabernet Sauvignon)在巴黎品酒会上为加州赢得荣誉,至今仍是当地最为重要的品牌酒。该酒果味浓郁,酒体丰满,适合陈年。而梅洛红葡萄酒(Merlot)因广受欢迎于90年代得到广泛种植,用其酿制的葡萄酒至今仍是加州销量最高的以品种命名的葡萄酒。加州黑皮诺红葡萄酒(Pinot noir)通常较为强劲、水果味浓。仙粉黛(Zinfandel)一直是酿制加州红葡萄酒的主要品种,仙粉黛红葡萄wine十分强劲、果味浓郁、酸度高并有果酱风味。仙粉黛虽然有欧洲血统,但仍被认为是美国特有葡萄品种。
美国加州的著名葡萄wine品牌:
佳慕wine庄 Caymus Vineyards
鹿跃wine窖 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
啸鹰wine庄 Screaming Eagle Winery
哈兰wine庄 Harlan Estate
作品一号wine庄 Opus One Winery
多明纳斯wine庄 Dominus Estate
贝灵哲wine庄 Beringer Vineyards
思福wine庄 Shafer Vineyards
葛利斯家族wines 庭Grace Family Vineyards
约瑟夫菲尔普斯wines 庭Joseph Phelps Vineyards
蒙大维wines 庭Robert Mondavi Winery
赫兹wines 窖Heitz Cellar
山脊wines 庭Ridge Vineyards
艾伯如wines 庭Abreu Vineyard
奥尔本wines 庭Alban Vineyards
16.Araujo Estate Wines
17.Bryant Family winess
18.Colin Cellars
19.Dalla Valle winess
20.Dunn winess
21.Kistler winesses
22.Marcassin
23.Peter Michael winery
24.Chateau Montelena winery
25.Newton winery
26.Pride Mountain wines.
27.Sine Qua Non