The Winery Chiron of Sta. Rita Hills of California

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The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California

The Winery Chiron is one of the best wineries to follow in Sta. Rita Hills.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Chiron wines

Looking for the best Winery Chiron wines in Sta. Rita Hills among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Chiron 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 Chiron wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Chiron

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Chiron

How Winery Chiron wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, shoulder of lamb boulangère or pheasant with mushrooms and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Chiron

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Chiron. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache

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 .

The top white wines of Winery Chiron

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Chiron

How Winery Chiron wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauté of veal with olives (corsica), grilled bass with pastis and fennel or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Chiron

On the nose the white wine of Winery Chiron. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, oak.

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

  • Chardonnay

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Chiron

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Chiron

How Winery Chiron wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, mathieu's lamb tagine or chicken pie.

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

  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation

Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Chiron

Planning a wine route in the of Sta. Rita Hills? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Chiron.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Chiron and wines from the region

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Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance

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The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation

Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.