The Winery U.S. Grant of Santa Cruz Mountains of California

Winery U.S. Grant - Union Vineyard Pinot Noir
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in Santa Cruz Mountains in the region of California

The Winery U.S. Grant is one of the best wineries to follow in Santa Cruz Mountains.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery U.S. Grant wines

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

The top red wines of Winery U.S. Grant

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery U.S. Grant

How Winery U.S. Grant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, marinated veal skewers with herbs or roast duck with cider sauce.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery U.S. Grant

  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery U.S. Grant.

  • Pinot Noir

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).

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Discover the grape variety: Tzolikoouri

Most certainly finding its first origins in Georgia. It can be found in Italy, Germany, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, ... in France, it is practically unknown.

News about Winery U.S. Grant and wines from the region

Duckhorn expands in Napa Valley with vineyard deals

Duckhorn Portfolio said it has acquired around 20 hectares (50 acres) of Napa Valley vineyards via separate deals. This includes 16 hectares (40 acres) of the Stanly Ranch vineyard in Los Carneros and the four-hectare (10 acre) Red Wing vineyard in St. Helena, said the group, which is listed under the ‘Napa’ ticker on the New York Stock Exchange. ‘As our portfolio has evolved to include 10 renowned luxury wineries, our commitment to having a robust estate vineyard programme continues to be centr ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

The luxury wine group bought Bottom Line Ranch in the San Miguel District for an undisclosed sum. It is exclusively planted with Cabernet, featuring seven top clones on three drought-tolerant rootstocks. Alex Ryan, chief executive and president of The Duckhorn Portfolio, said the sub-appellation’s climate is ideal for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. ‘There is a reason why Paso Robles has the most Cabernet Sauvignon acreage of any appellation in California outside of Napa Valley,’ added ...

The word of the wine: Performance

Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).

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