The Winery Big Basin of Santa Cruz Mountains of California

Winery Big Basin
The winery offers 40 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 5 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Cruz Mountains in the region of California
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The Winery Big Basin is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 40 wines for sale in of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Big Basin wines

Looking for the best Winery Big Basin wines in Santa Cruz Mountains among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Big Basin 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 Big Basin wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Big Basin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Big Basin

How Winery Big Basin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef coarse salt, chicken supreme with morels or cassoulet of the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Big Basin

On the nose the red wine of Winery Big Basin. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Big Basin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Big Basin

  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.03/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Big Basin.

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

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).

The top white wines of Winery Big Basin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Big Basin

How Winery Big Basin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of wild boar bourguignon, tuna lasagna or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Big Basin

On the nose the white wine of Winery Big Basin. often reveals types of flavors of oak, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Big Basin. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Big Basin

  • 2014With an average score of 4.49/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Big Basin.

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Big Basin

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Big Basin

How Winery Big Basin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, thiebou yappe from senegal (rice with lamb) or couscous chicken and merguez.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Big Basin.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Vinosity

When tasting a red wine, a pleasant sensation on the palate with a fruity and sappy character in harmony with a caressing and persistent presence of tannins.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Big Basin

Planning a wine route in the of Santa Cruz Mountains? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Big Basin.

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 Big Basin and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

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 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bussières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Vinosity

When tasting a red wine, a pleasant sensation on the palate with a fruity and sappy character in harmony with a caressing and persistent presence of tannins.