The Winery Alta Maria of Santa Barbara County of California

Winery Alta Maria
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 286 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Barbara County in the region of California

The Winery Alta Maria is one of the best wineries to follow in Santa Barbara County.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Santa Barbara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alta Maria wines

Looking for the best Winery Alta Maria wines in Santa Barbara County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alta Maria wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Alta Maria wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Alta Maria

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alta Maria

How Winery Alta Maria wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with cider, potjevlesch (northern france) or duck parmentier with ceps.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alta Maria

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alta Maria. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or baking spice. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alta Maria. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alta Maria

  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alta Maria.

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

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 .

The top white wines of Winery Alta Maria

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alta Maria

How Winery Alta Maria wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sausages with kale, grilled bass with pastis and fennel or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alta Maria

On the nose the white wine of Winery Alta Maria. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, honey or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Alta Maria. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alta Maria

  • 2013With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alta Maria.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alta Maria

Planning a wine route in the of Santa Barbara County? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Alta Maria.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Alta Maria and wines from the region

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

What are the "Climats de Bourgogne" ?

Awaken the explorer within you and discover the most famous Climats of Bourgogne! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines.com/ ...

The word of the wine: Ploussard

See poulsard.