WELCOME TO NIELSON WINES
Born on sandy soils, Pacific ocean breezes, and Santa Barbara sunshine.
Santa Barbara Chardonnay
This Chardonnay is produced from original Wente clones planted in 1964 – around the time The Beatles were having their heyday! What’s so great about Wente, you ask? The vines have larger berries that deliver ripe fruit flavors and smaller berries that counterbalance with acidity. Aged 15 months in barrel, the result is a delicious interplay between wet stone, apricots and flowers – beckoning you to belt out a chorus of “Love, love me do!”
Santa Barbara Pinot Noir
Your gateway to Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir. Many of the wines from this coastal region remain under the radar making them what critic after critic have declared to be "superb values". Nielson is a poster child for Santa Barbara County's cool, Cali-vibes with notes of brambly red fruit and cherry, echoed by rose petal, tea leaf and spice. It's a firm and savory red wine with a slight caramel note that will leave you anticipating your next sip.
A Santa Barbara Winemaking Pioneer
Nielson Wines pays homage to its namesake, Uriel J. Nielson, who in 1964 planted the first commercial vineyard in Santa Barbara County, a region previously considered too cold to grow grapes. Known as a viticulture pioneer, Uriel didn’t heed warnings from neighboring farmers and didn’t flinch in his stance that Santa Barbara County could be one among the top winegrowing regions in the world.
Today, five decades later, there are now more than 300 wineries and thousands of acres devoted to vineyards, producing wines recognized by critics worldwide for their amazing quality, uniqueness and compelling balance of flavor.
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