The Winery McKinney Family Vineyard of Santa Barbara County of California

Winery McKinney Family Vineyard - Blood of Jove
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.6.
It is ranked in the top 364 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Barbara County in the region of California

The Winery McKinney Family Vineyard is one of the best wineries to follow in Santa Barbara County.. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Santa Barbara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery McKinney Family Vineyard wines

Looking for the best Winery McKinney Family Vineyard wines in Santa Barbara County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery McKinney Family Vineyard 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 McKinney Family Vineyard wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard

How Winery McKinney Family Vineyard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, duck breast with orange sauce or wild boar, roe deer or doe leg.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard

On the nose the red wine of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard. often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard

  • 2017With an average score of 4.66/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sangiovese
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

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 McKinney Family Vineyard

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard

How Winery McKinney Family Vineyard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of cod brandade without potatoes, creamy risotto with scallops or dauphine apples.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Albariño
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard

How Winery McKinney Family Vineyard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce, quiche lorraine or duck legs with cider and small onions.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery McKinney Family Vineyard.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Ovoids (tanks)

Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery McKinney Family Vineyard

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 McKinney Family Vineyard.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery McKinney Family Vineyard and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Ovoids (tanks)

Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.