Best Hidden Wine Regions: Santa Cruz Wineries
by Philip Vonwrede
Santa Cruz is known for the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the redwoods 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.
Built and ran by Lois and Michael Sones, Sones Cellars is a remarkable wine brewer. There are actually numerous wine blends there, for example, their best-selling Petite Syrah, Shiraz/Syrah, Pinot Noir, Zifandel and White Blend. They are often visited by a lot of people all throughout the year and they can enjoy the facilities all they want. Examples of these are the barrel room, private events, live musical shows, private tastings, picturesque panorama, retail sales, wine and food pairing and most notably, their wine tasting. Sones Cellars are open from Friday to Sunday between 12 noon to 5 o'clock in the evening. If you would wish to check their wine varietals, you may set and appointment with them.
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.
Introduced by Lance Campbell, a winner of more than 300 state and international awards in wine making, Copious Winery is definitely a favorite by wine enthusiasts. Aside from traditional blend styles developed by modern techniques of wine production, they have furthermore added other more special, refined and deliciously concocted vino. Their superb collection of wine is arguable some of the best in Santa Cruz wineries and includes bubbly cranberry and raspberry flavors to pinot noir, Cardonnay carneros and Sauvignon Blanc and a lot more.
Learn more about <a href='http://www.ultimatewineries.com/wineries/bonny-doon-vineyard/'>Bonny Doon Vineyard</a> and countless other wineries in the Santa Cruz wine region. Search through thousands of winery profiles while planning your next winery trip on <a href='http://www.ultimatewineries.com/'>Ultimate Wineries</a>and find the best fit for you.
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