Top 100 wines of Santa Clara County

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

Discovering the wine region of Santa Clara County

The wine region of Santa Clara County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine A Tribute to Grace or the Testarossa Winery produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Clara County are Zinfandel, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Clara County often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, non oak or earth.

In the mouth of Santa Clara County is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Clara County, producing 31 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Clara County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pork.

News from the vineyard of Santa Clara County

Sussex winery sweeps the board at WineGB Awards

Artelium clinched the Newcomer of the Year award, and then went on to win trophies for the best Blanc de Blancs and the Top Sparkling Wine of 2022. It was finally crowned Supreme Champion at the WineGB Awards for its Blanc de Blancs 2015. Mark Collins and Julie Bretland, a husband-and-wife team, launched Artelium after quitting their jobs to follow their passion for wine. They started out by purchasing grapes from growers, but they now have 85,000 vines spread across an 18ha estate in Sussex. Ar ...

UK wine trade urges government rethink on duty tax plans

Ministers have said plans to link duty tax more closely to alcohol levels (abv) from February 2023 will create a simpler and fairer system, but UK wine trade leaders have called for a government rethink. The issue is coming to a head as a government-led consultation period nears its 30 January deadline. While plans to abolish the premium tax rate on sparkling wine have been widely welcomed, the new system would see duty increase on some still and fortified wines. This could lead to price rises, ...

Governments, companies and consumers boycott Russian-made products

Leading UK wine and spirits supplier Enotria&Coe said it was no longer ‘actively sourcing’ Russian products, and was planning to donate all profits from sales of current Russian stock to support victims of the war. In an email to customers, managing directors Ants Rixon and Sam Thackeray provided information about a number of Russian vodka brands stocked by the company. These include Stolichnaya – made in Latvia and owned by Russian billionaire and Putin critic Yuri Shefler – and Russian Sta ...