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Pinot Noir Californie Santa Barbara county vin rouge tranquille

Origin

Burgundy

Growing regions

France, Germany, United States, South Africa, New Zealand, Argentina, Australia, Chile

Also known as

Spätburgunder

Santa Barbara County produces one of California's most seductive Pinot Noirs, the fruit of exceptional geography: its transverse valleys — Santa Ynez, Santa Maria, Sta. Rita Hills — open perpendicularly to the Pacific, drawing morning fog and cold winds deep inland.