Peter Franus is a well regarded winery from Carneros wine region in California. The story of the winery began with Peter Franus himself who was very passionate about Californian wines. With a lot of hard work and patience he succeeded in creating elegant yet bold wines that reflected the greatness of the terroir. The winery promotes both traditional and modern winemaking techniques and they use grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvedre, Merlot, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

California Wines

California is the largest and most important wine region in the USA. The main varieties used to make Californian wines are Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay together with a wide range of traditional more European varieties such as Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel. As for Californian white wines varieties, Sauvignon Blanc comes second right after Chardonnay. Also, California as a wine region hosts some of the most famous vineyards in the world: Napa Valley, Sonoma, Paso Robles and Lodi.

Mourvedre (Monastrell) Wines

Mourvedre is a black-skinned grape variety from Spain and also intensely cultivated in southern France, California and South Australia. Mourvedre wines are meaty with herby aromas and strong tannins which make them perfect to be matched with Syrah and Grenache in the famous GSM wines from Rhone Valley. In Spain the variety is known as Monastrell and stands alongside Tempranillo and Garnacha. In Australia and California, Mourvedre wines are very rich and more fruit-forward.