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OUR TINY OPERATION IS AIMED AT PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY AND BALANCED WINES

Sunstone Winery

Founded in 1990 as one of the first organic vineyard estates in Santa Barbara County, Sunstone Winery is considered to be one of the most visually stunning winery estates in California. Named for the vineyard’s exposed sun-dappled shale and stones, Sunstone is a destination

Sweetzer Cellars

Inspired by a summer trip to France in 2008, we began making wine in a second story, white-carpeted apartment in West Hollywood. Blissfully unaware of the challenges facing us, we hauled Cabernet grapes from Napa and Sonoma. We crushed in the carport, fermented in the

Gainey Vineyard

The Gainey family has been farming in the Santa Ynez Valley for over 60 years. Their 100% Estate grown, small production wines are sustainably created from three ranches, each offering a unique combination of soil types, microclimate and sun exposure. We grow Bordeaux varieties at

Star Lane Vineyard & Winery

Second generation family proprietors and siblings Michael Dierberg and Ellen Dierberg Milne consider themselves stewards of Star Lane Vineyard, which was planted in 1996 by their parents Jim and Mary Dierberg. Star Lane was planted thirteen years before Happy Canyon would be recognized as an

CrossHatch Winery

CrossHatch wine is truly one of a kind. Every bottle from CrossHatch Winery is handcrafted as a co-fermented blend sourced from Santa Barbara County vineyards. A small production women-owned and operated winery, only 1000 cases are produced each year. It began with the idea of cross

Coquelicot Organic Estate Wines

COQUELICOT (ko-klee-ko) is the name “en Français” of the striking red poppy flower that graces the French countryside, as well as all the labels on our wines. Our 58 acre vineyard is an organically farmed property in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley. Sustainable

Clementine Carter Wines

Clementine Carter concentrates on elevating our cool climate Rhône varieties grown in Santa Barbara wine country to the distinction they deserve. Over the course of our twenty+ years working in the region, the Sta. Rita Hills appellation holds a very special place in our hearts.

Zaca Mesa Winery & Vineyards

Family-owned since 1973, Zaca Mesa Winery & Vineyards is dedicated to producing Rhone varietals showcasing the distinct characteristics of their estate vineyards. For nearly 50 years, they made wine out of the same barn that founded the estate, celebrating generation after generation of acclaimed

Cambria Estate Vineyards & Winery

Long before the Santa Maria Valley benchland was recognized as a great winegrowing region, the native Chumash Indians knew it as "tepuztli," meaning copper coin. Later, Spanish settlers translated the word as Tepusquet. As part of an 1837 Mexican land grant, "Rancho Tepusquet" was home