Sunday, April 28, 2013

Best California Vacations: 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.

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.

In 1983, Randall Grahm commenced wine production with Boon Doon Vineyard in Santa Cruz Wineries. In fact, they adopted the Rhone variety initially among the wineries located within the state. Because of this, Mr. Grahm is christened as "The Rhone Ranger" of California. In addition to that, Boon Doon Vineyard has also gradually incorporated other blends and varieties into the wine from Italy, such as biodynamic and screwscaps methods. Despite suffering from a great loss of their vineyards due to Pierce's disease, the vineyard continued to supply their customers with the same top notch wine by buying grapes from other wineries in California, Europe and Oregon. It is now one of the most renowned wineries in Santa Cruz with over a hundred years of providing premium and delectable specially made wines

Copious Winery introduces wine lovers to the great skills in wine making brought by Lance Campbell, who has worn more than 300 state and international awards. At this winery, they blend the traditional wine styles with state of art styles of wine making thereby producing wines that have intense varietal features, elegant and superbly balanced wines. Copious winery produces some of the best wines in Santa Cruz wineries ranging from the vibrant cranberry and raspberry flavors to pinot noir, Chardonnay carneros and Sauvignon Blanc among other wine varietals.




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