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Exploring The World of Wines

Many of the wineries have tasting rooms in which visitors are invited to learn
about the various wines and offer tours to teach guests about the winemaking
process. Some wineries host special dinners to demonstrate the pairing of wine
with food and they hold events such as concerts, dramatic readings and art
shows which are open to the public.

Call for the latest update of wineries that we visit. We can make arrangements to visit many wineries. If you have a vineyard that you are interested in seeing, please give us a call.

  Call Jerry and make your arrangements today. 805-985-9463

Select Wineries
Most of the winerie's tasting rooms are open daily from 10a.m. to 5p.m. Weather permitting, you may, also partake of a sip of wine on the spectacularly pristine beautiful picnic grounds of a winery. So come...sit back...and enjoy! Life doesn't get any better than this!

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Artiste
(Santa Ynez)
Daily 11am-5pm
3569 Sagunto St,
Santa Ynez, CA
(805) 686-2626
www.Artiste.com
info@Artiste.com

Artiste
Celebrate the fusion of art and wine. A second-generation winemaker, Bion Rice founded Artiste Winery with a vision of becoming one of the world's finest cuvee wine producers and composes neo-classical blends called "impressionist cuvées" that combine a sense of Old World style with a New World personality.

As you sip and stroll around our comfortable Tasting Studios in Old Historic Santa Ynez, we encourage you to share with us your own impressions of our wines, our art and our artisan foods. Express yourselves through painting on our community canvases, or by sketching and writing in our art journals.



Casa Cassara Winery and Vineyard
(Buellton)
P.O. Box 2007
Buellton, CA 93427
Office (805) 688-8691
Fax (805) 693-1121

Casa Cassara
Casa Cassara: We are a small 2500 case winery specializing in handmade wines from Santa Barbara County. Our Estate Pinot Noir is grown on our vineyard in the heart of the Sta. Rita Hills Appellation just West of Buellton. Come visit our tasting room at 291 Valley Station just West of Hwy 101 on Hwy 246 in Buellton.




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Cottonwood Canyon
Tasting Room Hours:
10am to 5:30pm Daily
Cave Tours: Saturday & Sunday 11am, 1pm & 3pm Midweek is by appointment only
(805) 937-VINE (8463)
www.cottonwoodcanyon.com/
info@cottonwoodcanyon.com

Cottonwood Canyon
Featuring:
Wines by the Glass
Garden Patio
Picnic Area
Indoor Seating Area
Imported Cheeses
Food Pairing with Every Tasting
Picnic Snacks
Private Event Areas
Magnificent Views
Weekend Art Exhibts

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Buttonwood Farm
Winery & Vineyard

1500 Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang, California 93463
Tel. 805/688-3032
Fax 805/688-6168
info@buttonwoodwinery.com

Buttonwood
Buttonwood Farm Winery is a small gem set amidst the splendor of Santa Barbara County's Santa Ynez Valley. Our 39-acre vineyard stretches across a sun-drenched mesa on the eastern portion of our 106-acre property. We started planting in 1983 and now have 33,000 vines, small in the world of wine, but huge to us.

Buttonwood's varietal mix of sauvignon blanc, semillon, marsanne, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, and syrah reflects the preferences of owners Betty Williams and her son-in-law, Bret Davenport, for Bordeaux and Rhone style wines. As we expected, they grow perfectly in our warm, eastern Santa Ynez Valley location.



Lucas & Lewellen
(Solvang)
daily 11am - 5.30pm
1645 Copenhagen Drive, Solvang
(805) 686-9336
www.llwine.com

Lucas & Lewellen
The vineyards of Lucas & Lewellen are located in the three principal wine grape growing regions of Santa Barbara County: the Santa Maria Valley, the Los Alamos Valley, and the Santa Ynez Valley. These valleys all run west from the coastal mountains to the Pacific Ocean, allowing warm days and cool nights to produce a long, gentle growing season. From the finest estate grown grapes come the finest wines. Visit us to taste our premium hndcrafted Santa Barbara County wines.



Mandolina
(Solvang)
daily 11am - 5.30pm
1665 Copenhagen Drive, Solvang
(805) 686-5506
www.MandolinaWines.com

Mandolina
Known for approachable style and excellent quality at reasonable prices, Mandolina produces estate-grown Italian varietals including Pinot Grigio, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Moscato, Sangiovese, and ever popular Super-Tuscan blends of Bordeaux and Italian varietals.

The emergence of the California-Italian varieties is the most exciting development in Santa Barbara County wine making in the past 30 years.




Presidio
(Solvang)
daily, 11am - 6pm
1603 Copenhagen Drive, #1, Solvang
(805) 966-9463
www.PresidoWinery.com
info@presidiowinery.com

Presidio
Presidio Vineyard & Winery’s goal is to produce handcrafted ultra-premium varietal wines from our certified organic and Biodynamic® estate vineyard (the Presidio Vineyard) located west of the Santa Rita Hills in Santa Barbara County.

Presidio has found that using chemical fertilizers leads to unbalanced wines with undesirable aromatics. In the Presidio Vineyard, organic and Biodynamic techniques are practiced using composts to create a healthy, more balanced soil, accentuating the desirable aromatics of the fruit.




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Riverbench Vineyard & Winery
6020 Foxen Canyon Road
Santa Maria, CA 93454

805.937.8340
www.riverbench.com/
info@riverbench.com

Riverbench Vineyard
Riverbench Vineyard was established in 1973, when its first Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes were planted on the property. For years since then, some of the most renowned wineries in Santa Barbara County have purchased our fruit for their own wines. Over time Riverbench has become a prominent name for high quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Santa Maria Valley.

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Roblar Winery
(Los Olivos)
opening Spring
3010 Roblar Avenue
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
805 686-8540
www.roblarwinery.com
info@roblarwinery.com

Roblar Winery
Roblar Winery is one of the newest wineries in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley. The rustic tasting room and winery are set on a beautiful 38 acre vineyard. The winery was designed to produce and showcase Roblar’s super premium wines.

But, Roblar is not just about great wines. Roblar Winery is an experience. The entire facility was designed to reflect the owners’ passion for the good life. One of the best expressions of this is Roblar’s focus gourmet foods and culinary arts. The main facility includes a complete commercial kitchen and cooking school. Cooking classes are taught by guest chefs from some of the world’s finest restaurants and resorts.



Rusack
(Buellton & Sta. Rita Hills)
Daily 11am-5pm
Picnic area.
1819 Ballard Canyon Road,
Solvang, California 93463
(805) 688-1278
www.RusackVineyards.com
info@RusackVineyards.com

Rusack
Nestled in picturesque Ballard Canyon in the center of Santa Ynez Valley, amidst oak-studded rolling hills lies Rusack Vineyards, a boutique vineyard and winery dedicated to growing top-quality grapes and producing outstanding handcrafted wines.

I n this small operation, the wines truly are made by hand, and the Rusacks’ commitment to quality is reflected in everything they do from the meticulous growing of their grapes to the distinctive design of their label.



Herzog Wine Cellars
Scott Cellars
(Los Olivos)
Wednesday – Monday,
11am - 5pm
2933 San Marcos Ave
Los Olivos, CA 93441
805 570-0048

scottcellars@earthlink.net

Scott Cellars
Santa Barbara County’s newest winery, Scott Cellars, produces small lots of handcrafted Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Zinfandel/Syrah blend sold exclusively from its tasting room in Los Olivos.

Blending the science of winemaking with his passion for the wine grape, winemaker Peter Scott Fraser celebrates the realization of his decade old dream of producing world class wines.





Tres Hermanas Vineyard & Winery
9660 Foxen Canyon Road
Santa Maria, CA
Between Zaca Mesa and Foxen Wineries
Tel: 805 937-8451
Fax: 805-937-8471
www.treshermanaswinery.com
info@treshermanaswinery.com

Tres Hermanas Vineyard & Winery
Founded in 2001 by Marvin & Paulette Teixeira with the planting of a small vineyard on their cattle ranch. Tres Hermanas (Three Sisters) was named for the couples three daughters, Stacey, Tracey & Marcey. Our label is a picture of the barn that exhibits the JT cattle brand, which was Marvin’s fathers brand used to identify cattle today. The barn still exists on the winery property. The ranch is still headquarters for the family cattle operation. Our first harvest was in the fall of 2003 with the tasting room opening in July of 2007.



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Sunstone
(Santa Ynez)
daily 10am - 4pm
125 Refugio Road, Santa Ynez, CA
800-313-9463
www.SunstoneWinery.com

Sunstone Vineyards and Winery
Sunstone Vineyards and Winery is located 30 minutes north of Santa Barbara and is one of the most beautiful wineries and tasting rooms in the Santa Ynez Valley. Sunstone's tasting room is reminiscent of some of the small wineries in the Provencal French countryside, featuring a kitchen complete with a wood-burning oven and two stone barrel-aging caves built into the hillside. The Rice Family farms their 78 acre vineyards in an organic, bio-sustainable manner, meeting all California Certified Organic Farmer standards.

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Herzog Wine Cellars

Herzog Wine Cellars
(Oxnard)
Open Sunday through Friday.
Hours are subject to change.
Please call for details.
805.983.1560.
3201 Camino Del Sol
Oxnard, CA 93030
www.herzogwinecellars.com
info@herzogwinecellars.com


Herzog Wine Cellars
  At the gateway to the Central Coast wine region, Herzog Wine Cellars in Oxnard, California, is a testament to the Herzog family’s commitment to making great wine. The new winery, designed with our Special Reserve wines and small-lot winemaking in mind, combines state-of-the-art winemaking technology with a hands-on approach to artisanal winemaking. Also at the winery is Tierra Sur Restaurant, serving seasonal Mediterranean cuisine for both lunch and dinner.

  With 77,000 square feet of space dedicated to fine winemaking and wine tasting, the winery offers Californians a new perspective in a new location that is only 1 hour north of Los Angeles and just 40 minutes south of Santa Barbara.

(content provided courtesy sbcountywines.com)

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