The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 227 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Ynez Valley, producing 839 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Ynez Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.
wines from the region of Santa Ynez Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed mushrooms, chinese fondue or quiche lorraine.
On the nose in the region of Santa Ynez Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, plum or pepper. In the mouth in the region of Santa Ynez Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
