Santa Barbara
Vineyards
The vast expanse of the Central Coast is matched only by its diverse topography. Stretching 250 miles south from San Francisco Bay to Santa Barbara County, the region’s 90,000 acres of vineyards are woven together by a single thread: proximity to the Pacific Ocean. The undeniable influence of the sea shapes the terroir here, as it ushers wind and fog across the vines, creating California’s longest growing season. We don’t like to rush around here. We give our grapes plenty of time to develop their signature cool-climate flavor and bright acidity.
Along the Coast
Central Coast
The Path to the Pacific
Santa Barbara County
Millions of years ago, the land where our vineyards now rest was under the surface of the ocean. Geological shifts over millennia lifted the seabed, creating unique pockets of sandy soil where wine grapes thrive. Today, when California’s north-south coastal mountain range reaches Santa Barbara County, it abruptly turns, carving out the only east-west orientation between Alaska and Cape Horn—and framing the valleys with a direct passageway to the Pacific Ocean. Fog and sea breezes meander through those valleys to the vineyards—whose soil was once part of the sea—blanketing the vines and extending the growing season. With more time on the vine here, our coastal grapes develop an unmatched intensity of flavor and a palate-pleasing acidity.
A Hidden Gem
Los Alamos Vineyard
The ocean gives us so much of what you taste in the glass. My job is to translate that coastal character in each wine we make.Viticulturist Matt Frank
Winegrowing
Among the Vines
The ocean gives us so much of what you taste in the glass. My job is to translate that coastal character in each wine we make.Viticulturist Matt Frank
Winegrowing