
Pais
Learn about Pais — taste profile, popular regions and more …
Known in California as the Mission grape, Pais was the first wine grape (vitis vinifera) to be planted in the U.S. and in fact—in all of North America. Originally from Spain, where it’s known as Listán Prieto, settlers brought it to Mexico in 1540 and it arrived in California at the Mission San Diego in the late 1700s. Propagated for its use as a sacramental wine, Mission remained important in California until the spread of phylloxera in the 1880s.
Tasting Notes for Pais
Pais is a dry red wine often produced in a tart rustic style with a midweight body and notes of raspberry leaf, cherry, balsamic and sage.
Perfect Food Pairings for Pais
Try País paired with foods of the Mediterranean like Spanish tapas, dolmas, roasted duck, chicken or quail or grilled mushrooms.
Sommelier Secrets for Pais
In Chile it is called Pais. In Argentina, Pais is known as Criolla Chica.
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Roberto Henriquez Santa Cruz de Coya 2019Pais from Bio Bio Valley, Chile
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Pedro Parra Vinista 2020Pais from Chile
- RP
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Garage Wine Co. Pais Second Salvo Ferment 2016Pais from Maule Valley, Chile
- RP
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Vina Gonzalez Bastias Matorral 2019Pais from Maule Valley, Chile
- WW
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Hendry Mission 2017Pais from Napa Valley, California
- WW
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Gillmore Mariposa Pais 2019Pais from Maule Valley, Chile
- V
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Passionate Wines Via Revolucionaria La Criolla Grande 2021Pais from Mendoza, Argentina
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Bodega Tajinaste Canary Islands Traditional Listan Negro 2018Pais from Canary Islands, Spain
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Bodega Tajinaste Canary Islands Traditional Listan Negro 2016Pais from Canary Islands, Spain
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Passionate Wines Via Revolucionaria La Criolla Grande 2019Pais from Mendoza, Argentina
- RP
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Pedro Parra Vinista 2019Pais from Chile
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Monte Rio Mission 2019Pais from Lodi, California
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Garage Wine Co. Pais 215 BC Ferment 2020Pais from Maule Valley, Chile
- RP
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Vina Gonzalez Bastias Matorral 2017Pais from Maule Valley, Chile
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Roberto Henriquez Fundo La Union Pais 2019Pais from Bio Bio Valley, Chile
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Vina Gonzalez Bastias Tinaja 2020Pais from Maule Valley, Chile
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Roberto Henriquez Rivera del Notro Tinto 2020Pais from Bio Bio Valley, Chile
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Vina Gonzalez Bastias Tinaja 2019Pais from Maule Valley, Chile
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Roberto Henriquez Rivera del Notro Tinto 2019Pais from Bio Bio Valley, Chile
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Roberto Henriquez Tierra de las Pumas 2019Pais from Bio Bio Valley, Chile
- RP
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Monte Rio Mission 2021Pais from Lodi, California
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Garage Wine Co. Pais 215 BC Ferment 2018Pais from Maule Valley, Chile
- RP
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Roberto Henriquez Santa Cruz de Coya 2020Pais from Bio Bio Valley, Chile
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Vina Gonzalez Bastias Matorral 2010Pais from Maule Valley, Chile
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Roberto Henriquez Fundo La Union Pais 2020Pais from Bio Bio Valley, Chile