The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ridge Vineyards or the Kathryn Kennedy Winery produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Cruz Mountains often reveals types of flavors of cream, pencil shavings or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of charcoal, black truffle or blackberry jam.
In the mouth of Santa Cruz Mountains is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 146 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Cruz Mountains, producing 486 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Cruz Mountains go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
wines from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of squid from the mouth of the cavado river (portugal), vegan leek and tofu quiche or chicken roulade with goat cheese.
On the nose in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains is a powerful with a nice freshness.
