The best wines of Sta. Rita Hills

Discover the best wines of Sta. Rita Hills of California as well as the best winemakers of Sta. Rita Hills and estates of Sta. Rita Hills to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Sta. Rita Hills and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Sta. Rita Hills by region

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

Great red wines of Sta. Rita Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Sta. Rita Hills

Red wines from the region of Sta. Rita Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef, aiguillette of duck with honey or duck aiguillettes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Sta. Rita Hills

On the nose the red wine of the region of Sta. Rita Hills. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or cola and sometimes also flavors of cedar, rhubarb or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Sta. Rita Hills. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Sta. Rita Hills

  • 2018With an average score of 4.58/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.57/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.55/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.54/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.50/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Sta. Rita Hills

  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Sta. Rita Hills

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

Discovering the wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of Sta. Rita Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Great white wines of Sta. Rita Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Sta. Rita Hills

White wines from the region of Sta. Rita Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed peppers, gratin of ravioli with salmon or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Sta. Rita Hills

On the nose the white wine of the region of Sta. Rita Hills. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, salt or grass and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, perfume or cheese. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Sta. Rita Hills. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Sta. Rita Hills

  • 2018With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.13/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Sta. Rita Hills

  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Sta. Rita Hills

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

Great sparkling wines of Sta. Rita Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Sta. Rita Hills

Sparkling wines from the region of Sta. Rita Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of scallops or scallops express with cognac, ktipiti (greece) or couscous from the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Sta. Rita Hills

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

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Sta. Rita Hills

  • 2013With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.06/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Sta. Rita Hills

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Meunier

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Sta. Rita Hills

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

The word of the wine: pH

Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.

Great pink wines of Sta. Rita Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Sta. Rita Hills

Pink wines from the region of Sta. Rita Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of osso buco with mushrooms, filet mignon in a crust or rabbit with goat cheese and mint.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Sta. Rita Hills

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Sta. Rita Hills. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth or vegetal.

The best vintages in pink wine of Sta. Rita Hills

  • 2011With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Sta. Rita Hills

  • Pinot Noir
  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Sta. Rita Hills

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

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sweet wines of Sta. Rita Hills

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Sta. Rita Hills

Sweet wines from the region of Sta. Rita Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, curried veal roulades or hake with small shrimps for cookeo.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Sta. Rita Hills

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Sta. Rita Hills. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Sta. Rita Hills

  • 2013With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Sta. Rita Hills

  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Sta. Rita Hills

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

    The word of the wine: Overmaturation

    When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.

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