The Sta. Rita Hills earned AVA status in 2001 after years of dedication from pioneering local winemakers including Richard Sanford, Bryan Babcock, and Rick Longoria. Covering 30,720 total acres with ...

Classic Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, today we review the Stoller Family Estate Dundee Hills Pinot Noir as a Saturday Splurge ...

Visitors will park near the old rough-hewn building with a corrugated tin roof that once was the tasting room of pioneering winemaker Richard Sanford, the first to plant pinot noir in Santa Barbara ...

2022 Domaine Carneros Pinot Clair Estate Vineyard Wine Pinot Noir ($49) Domaine Carneros is known for its excellent sparkling wines, and if anyone knows how to get white juice from red grapes, it ...

Sanford became a pioneer of California pinot noir and the man who established the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. A wine tasting at Buellton's Alma Rosa Winery in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA takes visitors ...

(February 18, 2025, BUELLTON, Calif.)—Brian Allard, Vice President of Alma Rosa Winery, a leading producer of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Rhône variety wines from Santa Barbara County’s Sta. Rita Hills ...

Dec. 3, 2024; Buellton, CA—Alma Rosa Winery, a leading wine producer of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Rhône variety wines from Santa Barbara County’s Sta. Rita Hills AVA, announced today that General ...

2018 Laetitia Estate Pinot Noir, Arroyo Grande Valley ($23) ... This Chardonnay comes from the famous Sanford & Benedict vineyard planted in 1971 by Richard Sanford.

The Hilt Estate's 2021 Pinot Noir Radian Vineyard ($90) is deeply flavorful with black cherry, cola nut, and cedary notes. ... Sanford & Benedict Vineyard . Sanford & Benedict, ...

2021 Paringa Estate 'The Paringa' Pinot Noir Red cherry and rose petal aromas mingle with hints of spice. One of the most striking features of this vintage is the fruit purity and delicacy. This is ...

Domaine Serene and King Estate are among the many wineries producing world-class Pinot Noir and other varietals in this picturesque region. Texas Hill Country, Texas ...