Winery Refugio RanchGrenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Grenache
The Grenache of Winery Refugio Ranch matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style or spicy squash parmentier.
Details and technical informations about Winery Refugio Ranch's Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Sagrantino
Monumental, intensely colored reds with a deep dark ruby robe, the world's most powerful tannins and a dense palate, with signature aromas of ripe black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), plum, spices, Mediterranean herbs, leather and balsamic notes. Exceptional ageing potential. The undisputed star of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, one of Italy's great reds. Indigenous Italian variety from Umbria, grown almost exclusively around Montefalco.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grenache from Winery Refugio Ranch are 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Refugio Ranch
The Winery Refugio Ranch is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Santa Ynez Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley
Highly diverse east-west Santa Barbara AVA (1°F rise per mile inland, AVA 1983, 70+ grapes): cool in the west, Pinot Noir reigns in reds and vibrant Chardonnay in whites. Central Ballard Canyon, fleshy, spicy Syrah. Hotter east, structured Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Rhône varieties. Also Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
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: Vintage scale
Complex system of classification of the communes of Champagne according to the value of the grapes which are produced there. In other regions, hierarchical situation of the productions classified by various authorities.
