Sunday, May 19, 2013

Best Hidden Wine Regions: Santa Cruz Wineries

By Philip Vonwrede


Santa Cruz is known for the redwoods, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and the movie the Lost Boys. What you didnt' know is that Santa Cruz has incredible wine and wineries.

With more than 70 tasting rooms and wineries, Santa Cruz wineries is one of the oldest wine regions in America that is still active to this day. There are lots of great attractions in this place. The pinot noir is their main signature wine variety and has garnered top honors among the rest. At the background, the landscape view of the Santa Cruz County is symbolic of the withstanding culture of the region. It is also provides different kinds of entertainment events for the locals and visitors alike such as the wine and art festivals in Capitola, Boulder Creek and Scotts Valley, which is the go-to places of most wine lovers. Here are the best vineyards in Santa Cruz wineries.

Sones cellars winery is owned and operated by Lois and Michael Sones who also produces wine. There are various wine varietals at the winery including the Petite Syrah, Shiraz/ Syrah, Pinot Noir, Zifandel and White Blend. The winery receives lots of visitors round the year and there are lots of amenities that visitors can enjoy including Barrel Room, Private Events, Live Music, Private Tastings, Scenic views, Retail Sales, Wine and Food Pairing and obviously, wine tasting. For anyone planning to pay Sones Cellars a visit, it is opened from Friday to Sunday between 12 noon to 5 Pm in the evening. In case you would like to visit at other times, you can book an appointment with the winery for the same.

Bonny Doon Vineyard has been around for as long as the Santa Cruz wineries started. Built and first operated in 1983, Californians, as well as wine aficionados, were treated with the first wineries to embrace the Rhone varietals, which in effect, Randall Grahm was dubbed as "The Rhone Ranger". With its unconventional label, Boon Doon Vineyard has gained popularity with its unique artworks by Bascove, Ralph Steadman, Gary Taxali and Grady McFerin. Over the years, this incredible winery has dug its hands on other wine varietals from Italy, including biodynamic and screwscaps production. In 1994, Boon Doon Vineyard took a giant blow when their vineyards were contaminated by Pierce's disease. Fortunately, they pursued giving the best quality wines by acquiring their grapes from other vineyards in California, Europ and Oregon. In effect, they have slowly stood back up and is now standing at the top of all Santa Cruz Wineries. With a little over a century, they have precisely developed loads of yummy, hand crafted vino.

Copious Winery specially highlights the award-winning skills and talents of Lance Campbell, who is critically acclaimed both nationally and worldwide. Wine lovers as well as wine newbies are treated with their time0honored wine varieties that are actually created with cutting-edge modes of concocting wines which in turn, they are able to produce some of the best, distinct and complex wine blends in the wine region. Copious winery generate one of the finest wines varying between buoyant raspberry and cranberry flavors to pinot noir, Chardonnay carneros and Sauvignon Blanc as only some of the many they have.




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