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).
Pinot grigio is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot grigio was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. pinot grigio is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot grigio wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot grigio is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
wines from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of thai beef curry, veal with cream and mushrooms or roast deer my grandmother's way.
On the nose in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, earth or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains is a powerful with a nice freshness.
