The wine industry of Santa Barbara county dates back to the late eighteenth century and was brought to prominence by the 2004 Alexander Payne movie, Sideways. At the southern end of California’s Central Coast region, Santa Barbara has six officially recognised AVAs and more than eight-thousand hectares under vine; it is renowned principally for its premium wines from traditional Burgundian varieties, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
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Alisos Canyon is a small AVA located between the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley in Santa Barbara County. It is known for its high qual...
Read more ▸Santa Maria AVA is the largest nested AVA in the Santa Ynez Valley, an area just east of Santa Barbara. It is best known for producing quality P...
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Santa Ynez Valley AVA is an AVA in Santa Barbara County. It is often used as a catch-all appellation for wines produced from fruit sourced from ...
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