Santa Rita Hills Wine
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The Sta. Rita Hills AVA in Santa Barbara County is one of California’s premier cool-climate viticultural regions. Sta. Rita is one of California’s smaller AVAs and 99% of its territory falls within the larger Santa Ynez Valley AVA. Currently read more...
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Nick75
tart cherries! mmm good
Gregory Dal Piaz
Very floral at first with a light, whispery character that gains a soft, lightly vanilla and tamarind-scented edge to the soft strawberry fruit. There are backing notes of mocha, oaken spice that gain intensity but don’t...
Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery Pinot Noir Rancho Santa Rosa 2007
Starting at $28.99 Snoothrank: 4/5Smoky and reduced on the nose. With air this opens to reveal notes of mineral, eggshell, clay and smoldering herbs over a core of meat, dark, concentrated fruit, smelling a bit like veal reduction. In the mouth this is...
Cola and sassafras on the nose with a cool, deep quality to the fruit that draws you in the glass to discover the notes of perfumed wood, crayon, sand, and coco butter. This is very bright up front with a lovely leafy...
mark
Bright and hot, this wine is certainly not simple. It's full of baking spices, tar and leather, cherries, black licorice and oak. The most pleasant part is the finish, which is long but mellow but fills the mouth and is...
Philip
Beautiful, rich spicy nose which leads to a warm, rich wine with raspberry, nutmeg and cherry flavors. Finishes on a gentle minerality very nice.
Definitely head to Santa Barbara, and try some winebars and eating in the town ... Later Santa Maria and the Santa Rita Hills. Even back down in the Ojai direction. Make more than one trip, and take your time. Think up...
KeLuke
I am such a fan of Greg Brewer and Steve Clifton, their dynamic as a team is one of the reasons their wines are so incredible. Once you've visited the S.R.H area and felt the micro-climates and put your hands in the soil,...
Yummy, chewy, sexy spicy goodness. I am a huge fan of the Santa Rita Hills area. What they do to Burgundian wines makes me proud to be an American. Having recently returned from Harvest at Melville (also Brewer-Clifton and...
Minglaba
"We are glad you had the chance to taste Dornfelder from Huber. This is one of the best Dornfelders we had outside of Germany. Of course Traudl's and Norm's warm hospitality made the tasting extra special. We also purchased the Dornfelder Jelly and served with baked Brie.
Judit & Corina "
Popular Wineries in Santa Rita Hills
- Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery
- Rozak
- Melville Vineyards & Winery
- Badge
- Drew Family Cellars
- Alma Rosa Winery and Vineyards
- Casa Cassara Winery & Tasting Room
- Lafond Winery
- Huber Cellars
- Clos Pepe Vineyard
- Ampelos Cellars
- Carr Vineyards & Winery
Popular Varietals from Santa Rita Hills
- Pinot Noir
- Chardonnay
- Syrah
- Pinot Grigio
- Viognier
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Pinot Blanc
- Grenache
- Zinfandel
- Merlot
- Dornfelder
- Riesling
- Dolcetto
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Sauvignon
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