The best wines of Santa Barbara County

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

Top wines of Santa Barbara County by region

Looking for a good wine of Santa Barbara County of California among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Santa Barbara County. 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 Barbara County with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Santa Barbara County

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Want to buy a red wine of Santa Barbara County cheap or sell a red wine of Santa Barbara County at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Santa Barbara County

Red wines from the region of Santa Barbara County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, lamb stew from my mum or marinated duck with honey and five spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Santa Barbara County

On the nose the red wine of the region of Santa Barbara County. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, black fruits or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, camphor or cherry. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Santa Barbara County. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Santa Barbara County

  • 2004With an average score of 4.69/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.64/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Santa Barbara County

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Pinot Noir
  • Viognier
  • Mourvedre
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Santa Barbara County

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

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 .

Great white wines of Santa Barbara County

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Santa Barbara County

White 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 kale soup, sea bass wrapped in salt crust or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Santa Barbara County

On the nose the white wine of the region of Santa Barbara County. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, lime zest or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Santa Barbara County. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Santa Barbara County

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.04/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Santa Barbara County

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Grüner Veltliner

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Santa Barbara County

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

Discover the grape variety: Grüner Veltliner

Great sparkling wines of Santa Barbara County

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Santa Barbara County

Sparkling wines from the region of Santa Barbara County go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with chicken, tapenade with green olives or monkfish matelote.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Santa Barbara County

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

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Santa Barbara County

  • 2013With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Santa Barbara County

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Grenache
  • Dolcetto
  • Clairette

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Santa Barbara County

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

The word of the wine: Deep

A rich, complex wine that lingers on the palate and gradually reveals a strong potential for aroma and structure.

Great pink wines of Santa Barbara County

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Santa Barbara County

Pink wines from the region of Santa Barbara County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or veal such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, tomato and comté pie or roast veal with mustard cream.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Santa Barbara County

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Santa Barbara County. often reveals types of flavors of apples, citrus fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, spices or non oak.

The best vintages in pink wine of Santa Barbara County

  • 2011With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.02/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Santa Barbara County

  • Grenache
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache Gris
  • Malbec
  • Sangiovese

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Santa Barbara County

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

Discover the grape variety: Souzao

Great sweet wines of Santa Barbara County

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Santa Barbara County

Sweet wines from the region of Santa Barbara County go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pork roll with mustard, rougaille tomatoes (madagascar) or lamb shoulder confit.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Santa Barbara County

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Santa Barbara County. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or dried fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Santa Barbara County

  • 2009With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Santa Barbara County

  • Orange Muscat
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Sémillon
  • Riesling
  • Viognier

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Santa Barbara County

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

The word of the wine: Erinosis

Generally benign condition caused by a very small mite. The infested leaves show blisters on the upper surface, sometimes reddish, sometimes green, to which corresponds on the lower surface a dense felting, first pinkish white, then brownish or reddish.

Great natural sweet wines of Santa Barbara County

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Santa Barbara County

Natural sweet wines from the region of Santa Barbara County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, lasagna of the sea with zucchini or leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania).

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Santa Barbara County

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Santa Barbara County. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, earth or microbio.

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Santa Barbara County

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Alvarelhao
  • Souzao
  • Tinta Madeira
  • Tinta Cão
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Santa Barbara County

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

    Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

    It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

    News from the vineyard of Santa Barbara County

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