Top 100 wines of Santa Barbara County - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best wines of Santa Barbara County of Central Coast as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Santa Barbara County and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Santa Barbara County

The wine region of Santa Barbara County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. We currently count 443 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Barbara County, producing 1259 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Barbara County go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Santa Barbara County

wines from the region of Santa Barbara County go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of spanish paella, pan bagnat or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Santa Barbara County

On the nose in the region of Santa Barbara County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth in the region of Santa Barbara County is a powerful with a nice freshness.