With 100 wineries and more than 23,000 acres of vineyards, Santa Barbara Wine Country is California's newest world-class area for premium wines. Listed below are tasting rooms and wineries in or near Santa Barbara and a couple of wine tour companies that provide transportation so you can taste and leave the driving to someone else.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cellar 205 and Marketplace	Cloud Climbers Jeep & Wine Tours	East Valley Vineyard
Jaffurs Wine Cellars	Margerum Wine Company	Santa Barbara Winery
Summerland Winery	Whitcraft Winery	WiNE'edVENTURES

 

Cellar 205 & Marketplace
205 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara
(805) 962-5857    daily 11am - 5pm

Cellar 205 Winery is a tasting room, wine shop, gourmet gift market and fully-functional winery housed in a historic tire shop. Just two blocks from the beach and two blocks from State Street in downtown Santa Barbara, the Cellars houses independent winemakers and allows each to share the equipment, production area barrel storage and tasting room. Featuring the wines of Christian Garvin and others, Cellar 205 is the gateway to Santa Barbara wine country.
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Cloud Climbers Jeep & Wine Tours     

933 Olive Street  Santa Barbara, CA  93101

Phone: (805) 965-6654

Climb aboard our comfortable, safe, 6 & 7 passenger jeep "Wranglers" and classic "CJ-8 Scramblers" for an adventure through the back-country trails of Santa Barbara. Your choice of Mountain, Wine Country or Sunset tours, all offer a unique alternative to experiencing the amazing history and breath-taking scenery of the area, by leaving the driving to us! Trail options may include; twisting along portions of the Old Stage Coach road or winding through the valley of the majestic wine country for wine tasting.      

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East Valley Vineyard

1539 Mission Drive C, Solvang
daily 11am - 8pm (closed Tuesdays)  Vineyard Visits by appointment
(805) 455-1412

East Valley Vineyard and Winery specializes in limited production, award winning wines from the Central Coast of California. With pride, patience, and perseverance, we are committed to producing premium wine.
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Jaffurs Wine Cellars

819 East Montectio Street, Santa Barbara
(805) 962-7003    Friday - Sunday, noon - 4pm
Jaffurs Wine Cellars is dedicated to producing great Rhône varietal wines with a new-world independence. Our wines - Syrah, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Viognier, and Roussanne - are among the best in the county. All our wines are carefully made in small lots. Only about 3,000 cases are produced each year - production is limited. We work closely with our growers in the Santa Ynez, Santa Rita, Los Alamos, and the Santa Maria growing regions. We limit vineyard yields and require that optimal farming practices are observed. All our wines are crushed, pressed, cellared and bottled in our Santa Barbara facility. Visit us for a glimpse of world class winemaking in the heart of the city.  

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Margerum Wine Company

813 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara
(805) 966-9463    Saturday & Sunday, 11am - 3pm and by appointment
From what is certainly the smallest bonded winery in the county, the Margerum Wine Company produces distinctive wines that have a place and a personality.  "I strive to make wines that I personally enjoy and I my hope is others will enjoy them as well. The approach to this is the antithesis of mass production. I choose to make wines that are distinctive, have a place and personality to them, and are made to my own standards." - Doug Margerum
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Santa Barbara Winery

202 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara
(805) 963.3633 or 800.225.3633
daily 10am - 5pm
We are two blocks from the beach and State Street, the main shopping street and easily accessible from Highway 101.  Santa Barbara winery's grapes come from the Lafond Vineyards in the Santa Rita Hills of the Santa Ynez Valley and from neighboring vineyards. The winery produces Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah varieties that have excelled in the micro climate of the western end of the valley which is strongly influenced by the cool breezes from the Pacific, the foggy mornings and the warm days.
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Summerland Winery

2330 Lillie Avenue, Summerland
(805) 565-9463     Tuesday - Thursday 11am - 5pm,     Friday - Sunday 11am - 7pm
Directions:  The off ramp for the Summerland Winery Boutique is Evans Avenue if you are traveling north on US101 and the Summerland Exit if you are traveling south on US101.

Visit us at our tasting room to experience all our wines and so much more! Award-winning local wines, and a vast selection of globally inspired gifts and specialty items await your arrival. Be sure to ask about our custom wine baskets. Inspired by the relaxed, friendly lifestyle enjoyed throughout California's serene coastal towns, our Central Coast Collection wines reflect the merits of the diverse growing regions that span from Santa Barbara to Monterey Counties. The wines are approachable in both price and style, exhibiting excellent varietal character with a Central Coast flavor profile that is suitable to a wide variety of foods. The wines of the Central Coast Collection are not just winning awards, but are winning friends one glass at a time.   
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Whitcraft Winery

36A S. Calle Cesar Chavez,
Santa Barbara CA 93103
(805) 965-0956     Friday - Sunday noon-4pm
A long-standing member of the Santa Barbara winemaking community, Chris Whitcraft is obsessed with producing the highest quality wines. His signature varietals are pinot noir, chardonnay and lagrein.   All of the reds and most of the whites are never fined, filtered or pumped and the smallest amount possible of sulfur is used. No other chemicals, other than natural yeast and, if necessary, natural acids are used. This requires a much larger effort than most other wineries are willing to do. We don't even use electricity unless absolutely required. This is to bring you the purest rendition of the fruit possible. Whitcraft wines are living things and go through different stages of life at different times.
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WiNE'edVENTURES           

P.O. Box 22206  Santa Barbara, CA  93121

Phone: (805) 965-9463 

Santa Barbara's only fun and educational wine tour! We invite you to join us on one of our uniquely different wine excursions featuring an exceptional variety of wines. Along the way, through our gorgeous wine country, you will enjoy fun and educational narration on Santa Barbara's wine history, Stage Coach trails, Prohibition and an introduction to wine tasting...Santa Barbara style!
With a knowledgeable tour guide dedicated to the group, the personal attention creates a quality, fun and relaxing environment. You will learn and laugh through our unique "edventure".  Our wine "edventures" are interactive wine tasting experiences with terms and tidbits designed for first time wine tasters and enthusiasts alike!  Daily Excursions:  9:00am - 9:45am departures. Convenient pick-up locations.   (Return to top of Page)

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