14,399
Harvested Acreage
2020 Santa Barbara County Crop Report
Number of wineries
Number of approved American Viticultural Areas (AVA)
Number of different wine grape varieties grown
14,399
2020 Santa Barbara County Crop Report
3.22
2020 Santa Barbara County Crop Report
$2,009
2020 Santa Barbara County Crop Report
$93,836,000
2020 Santa Barbara County Crop Report
$1,700,000,000
2013 Stonebridge Research
9,158
2013 Stonebridge Research
Wine is Santa Barbara County’s number one finished agricultural product, and the county’s wine grape crop is the second most valuable agricultural crop.
East-west mountain ranges (transverse) versus the usual north-south orientation of mountain ranges creates a dramatic effect on the climate with many micro-climates with Santa Barbara County, conducive to the successful growing of a range of different wine grape varieties.