With two sustainably farmed vineyards in the heart of the Sta. Rita Hills, Sanford winery has specialized in hand-crafted, estate bottled Pinot Noir and Chardonnay since 1981. The winery is surrounded by the picturesque La Rinconada Vineyard. Adjacent to La Rinconada on the east side,
Spear Vineyards & Winery is a family owned, sustainably farmed herbicide-free vineyard nestled in the heart of the Sta. Rita Hills Appellation. At Spear, our hope is to craft wines that transparently communicate our estate vineyard’s voice with the utmost lucidity and sincerity. We invite
Stolpman Vineyards focuses on estate grown Syrah and Sangiovese among several other varietals. In addition to the classic Stolpman style, the lighter-bodied line of wines under the "Stolpman So Fresh" label are made without Sulfur using low-extraction Carbonic fermentation. The Combe label, our partnership with
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
Inspired by the great wines of the world, and following in the footsteps of our mentors and inspirations, we (partners John and Steve Dragonette and Brandon Sparks-Gillis) formed Dragonette Cellars a decade ago, committing ourselves to the ideal of personally handcrafting wines of distinction from
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
Crown Point is an estate vineyard & winery located in the foothills of the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA. Founded by proprietor Roger Bower in 2012, Crown Point is producing highly allocated estate wines: one is a pure expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, and it’s
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.
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
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
