The best wines of Santa Cruz Mountains

Discover the best wines of Santa Cruz Mountains of California as well as the best winemakers of Santa Cruz Mountains and estates of Santa Cruz Mountains to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Santa Cruz Mountains and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Santa Cruz Mountains by region

Looking for a good wine of Santa Cruz Mountains of California among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Santa Cruz Mountains. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Santa Cruz Mountains with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Santa Cruz Mountains

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

Red wines from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, seven o'clock leg of lamb or rabbit with homemade mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

On the nose the red wine of the region of Santa Cruz Mountains. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, apples or butter. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Santa Cruz Mountains. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

  • 1978With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1977With an average score of 4.60/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Zinfandel

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

A wine route planned in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Santa Cruz Mountains.

Discovering the wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains

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).

Great white wines of Santa Cruz Mountains

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

White wines from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed tomatoes with thermomix, fish balls or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

On the nose the white wine of the region of Santa Cruz Mountains. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Santa Cruz Mountains. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

A wine route planned in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Santa Cruz Mountains.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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.

Great sparkling wines of Santa Cruz Mountains

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

Sparkling wines from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of parsley knives, aperitif puff pastries with vire andouille sausage or sole meuniere.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Santa Cruz Mountains. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Santa Cruz Mountains. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

  • 0With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2002With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 1998With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

A wine route planned in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Great pink wines of Santa Cruz Mountains

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

Pink wines from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal escalope (piccata milanese), truffade (auvergne - cantal - 15) or veal blanquette à l'ancienne.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Santa Cruz Mountains. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

  • 0With an average score of 3.71/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

  • Pinot Noir
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

A wine route planned in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Santa Cruz Mountains.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great natural sweet wines of Santa Cruz Mountains

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

Natural sweet wines from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of bare-assed cockerel (ardennes), pan bagnat or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Santa Cruz Mountains. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

  • 0With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Santa Cruz Mountains

A wine route planned in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Santa Cruz Mountains.

    Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

    Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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