The Winery Black Ridge of Santa Cruz Mountains of California

Winery Black Ridge
The winery offers 30 different wines
3.6
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Scotto Cellars.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in Santa Cruz Mountains in the region of California
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The Winery Black Ridge is one of the best wineries to follow in Santa Cruz Mountains.. It offers 30 wines for sale in of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Black Ridge wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Black Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Black Ridge

How Winery Black Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll, oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself! or duck breast with peaches and spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Black Ridge

On the nose the red wine of Winery Black Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Black Ridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Black Ridge

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.67/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Black Ridge.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Zinfandel

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 Black Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Black Ridge

How Winery Black Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of macaroonade from sète, endives with smoked salmon au gratin or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Black Ridge

On the nose the white wine of Winery Black Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Black Ridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Black Ridge

  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Black Ridge.

  • Chardonnay
  • Moscato
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top sweet wines of Winery Black Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Black Ridge

How Winery Black Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Sarment

Vine shoot of the year.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Black Ridge

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 Black Ridge.

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

News about Winery Black Ridge and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus 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 appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Mancey

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-Mancey, 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/BourgogneWine ...

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​ ...

The word of the wine: Sarment

Vine shoot of the year.