The wine region of Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Grassini or the Domaine Crown Point produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or floral and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, cranberry or tropical fruit.
In the mouth of Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 60 estates and châteaux in the of Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, producing 142 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
wines from the region of Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or duck breast and roasted peaches.
On the nose in the region of Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
