Growing in the majestic mountains of southeast San Diego county, our year round gentle climate is superb for the select varietals we have chosen to cultivate
Zinfandel: Vintner Mert Thomas personally tends to his vines from the ground up; this San Diego native has built upon this European derived grape to bring out the very soul of the fruit. Gloriosa Zinfandel ably romances a grilled leg of lamb or lightly finess a slice of Brooklyn style pizza pie!
Cabernet Sauvignon: A native of Bordeaux, France, the Cabernet grape of Gloriosa Vineyards is a big boy, smacking of smoke and a breeze of tannin that will stand up to a blockbuster porterhouse steak, dance with your family style macaroni and cheese or simply caress a grilled radicchio salad. This leggy beauty will linger on your palate; sexy and full of sass!
Syrah: Grown in the Rhone Valley of France, this workhorse grape grows with zest and pizzazz at Gloriosa Vineyards, whose climate mimics the Rhone and soil is perfect for syrah. Jam packed full of flavor, she is well structured, fabulous next to plate of salume and Raclette cheese or a perfect partner to afternoon snack of Baba Ghannoujj and pita bread. Ruby red and crisp, she will awaken any dish you pair her with!