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| TOP WINERIES |
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Alma Rosa
Ampelos Cellars
Beckmen Vineyards
Core Wines
Flying Goat Cellars
Fiddlehead Cellars
Foxen Vineyards
Lafond Winery
Melville Vineyards
Municipal Winemakers
Palmina Winery
Qupé
Saarloos and Sons
Samsara
Sans Liege
Stolpman Vineyards
Summerland Winery
Tensley
Tercero Wines
Zaca Mesa Winery
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EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS:
Type (of Tasting Room): R=Rustic, A=Average, F=Fancy
Size (of Tasting Room): S=Small <10ppl), M=Medium (10-20ppl), L=Large (20+)
Price (of Wines on Average): $=Under $22, $$=22-32, $$$=32-45, $$$$=45+
W-Rating (Quality of Wines): Drinkable, Enjoyable, Very Good, Great
E-Rating (Tasting Room Experience): Rude, Hit/Miss, Ordinary, Friendly, Fun
Name: Links to Winery Website
| Casa Cassara | Open W-M – TF: $5 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| A |
S |
$$ |
Enjoyable |
Fun |
Rhones |
| Established: 1999 |
Location: Buellton |
2500 Cases |
| Consilience | Open Daily – TF: $7 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| F |
M |
$$$ |
Drinkable |
Hit/Miss |
Rhones/Pinot |
| Established: 1999 |
Location: Los Olivos |
10,000 Cases |
| NOTES: High alchohol (16%+), little balance = rowdy crowd. |
| Coquelicot Vineyards | Open Daily – TF: $12 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| A |
M |
$$ |
Enjoyable |
Fun |
Rhones/Chardonnay |
| Established: 2004 |
Location: Los Olivos |
(?) Cases |
| Organically farmed. Has cheese/snacks and patio to enjoy lunch. → Read more detailed report |
| Core Winery | Open Weekends – TF: $5 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| A |
M |
$$ |
Enjoyable |
Friendly |
Rhones/Bordeaux |
| Established: 2004 |
Location: Santa Maria |
3000 Cases |
| → Read more detailed report |
| Curtis Winery | Open Daily – TF: $7 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| A |
M |
$$ |
Enjoyable |
Ordinary |
Rhones |
| Established: 1995 |
Location: Foxen Canyon Road |
8000 Cases |
| → Read more detailed report |
| Dragonette Cellars | Open Th-Mon – TF: $10-15 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| A |
M |
$$$ |
Enjoyable |
Friendly |
Rhones/Burgundy |
| Established: 2005 |
Location: Los Olivos |
1000 Cases |
| Fess Parker Winery | Open Daily – TF: $8 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| F |
L |
$$ |
Very Good |
Ordinary |
Rhones/Pinot |
| Established: 1989 |
Location: Foxen Canyon Road |
130,000 Cases |
| Available for Special Events |
| Foxen Vineyards | Open Daily – TF: $10 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| R |
S |
$$$ |
Very Good |
Hit/Miss |
Pinots/Rhones |
| Established: 1987 |
Location: Foxen Canyon Road |
10,000 Cases |
| NOTES: I haven't been as impressed my last two visits with their "regular" wines as I used to be. Other friends still love them, but they're in the Wine Club and get their special releases. They are considered one of the best in the region, so you'll have to take the long drive to see for yourself. → Read more detailed report |
| Gainey Vineyard | Open Daily – TF: $10 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| F |
L |
$$ |
Drinkable |
Ordinary |
Chard/Pinots |
| Established: 1984 |
Location: Santa Ynez |
26,000 Cases |
| Lovely Picnic Area/Winery Tours |
| Lafond Winery | Open Daily – TF: $5 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| F |
M |
$$ |
Very Good |
Friendly |
Chard/Pinots |
| Established: 1998 |
Location: Santa Rosa Road |
10,000 Cases |
| Nice Picnic Area → Read more detailed report |
| Melville Vineyards | Open Daily – TF: $10 |
| Type |
Size |
Price |
W-Rating |
E-Rating |
Specialties |
| F |
M |
$$ |
Very Good |
Friendly |
Rhones/Pinots |
| Established: 1996 |
Location: Hwy. 246 West |
24,000 Cases |
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