Winery BabcockSpanish Springs Vineyard Opportunity Knocks Grenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Spanish Springs Vineyard Opportunity Knocks Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Spanish Springs Vineyard Opportunity Knocks Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Spanish Springs Vineyard Opportunity Knocks Grenache
The Spanish Springs Vineyard Opportunity Knocks Grenache of Winery Babcock matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of cataplana with seafood or croque monsieur with 4 cheeses.
Details and technical informations about Winery Babcock's Spanish Springs Vineyard Opportunity Knocks Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Elbling
Crisp, light dry whites with a pale robe, slender palate and cutting acidity, showing delicate aromas of lemon, green apple, white flowers, fresh-cut grass and mineral, slaty notes. Often vinified as sparkling (Sekt, Crémant) where its nerviness shines. Star of the Luxembourg Upper Moselle schist slopes (Elbling AOP) and the upper German Mosel. Very old Germanic variety, probably introduced by the Romans.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Spanish Springs Vineyard Opportunity Knocks Grenache from Winery Babcock are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Babcock
The Winery Babcock is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 83 wines for sale in the of Santa Barbara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Barbara County
Californian star of cool climates (Central Coast): signature Pinot Noir as king of reds on the cool AVAs (Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Maria Valley) — fine and mineral with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, orange peel and spice, Burgundy-style acidity. Taut Chardonnay (citrus, apple, gunflint). Fleshy Syrah (Ballard Canyon).
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Trimming
A vineyard operation consisting of pruning the upper part of the branches after lifting, either manually or using a trimming machine attached to a high-clearance tractor.
