Rock 12 Distillery
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Craft spirits, distilled from Santa Barbara County fruit,
in the Sta. Rita Hills of California
Situated in the rolling Santa Rita Hills of California’s central coast wine country, Rock 12 Distillery is the region’s first farm to glass distillery and tasting room. Founded by Sarah and Marko Suput in 2016, Rock 12 Distillery has been a labor of love from the beginning.
Marko comes from a long line of Serbian distillers and the farm’s copper kettle was hand-made by a master craftsman in Serbia and shipped to the states. It’s a small-batch, open fire still — the kind Marko’s family has been using in South East Europe for decades.
In the fall of 2016, Marko and Sarah dropped everything, packed up their young family, purchased a working llama farm on the Sta. Rita Hills Wine Trail, with the goal of planting an orchard, harvesting local fruit and making farm-fresh craft spirits. In the winter of 2023, after years of permits, meetings, inspections and sweat Rock 12 Distillery is now open and making some of the best vodka, gin and brandy on the west coast.
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Address:Melville Estate Winery
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Venue Phone: 805.735.7030
Venue Website: https://melvillewinery.com/
Three decades of farming exceptional, cold-climate wines in the Sta. Rita Hills of Santa Barbara County. We take great pride in our commitment to “winegrowing”—working in harmony with Mother Nature to nurture our land through organic and sustainable farming practices.
Situated amongst the beautiful rolling hills of Western Santa Ynez Valley, Melville is dedicated to producing exceptional cold-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah grown exclusively in their estate vineyards throughout the Sta. Rita Hills appellation.
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Address:Bien Nacido Vineyards
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Venue Phone: (805) 318-6600
Venue Website: https://biennacidoestate.com/
World-Renowned Vineyard, World-Class Estate Wines
As the heart and soul of Santa Maria Valley wine country, the iconic Bien Nacido Vineyard is a coveted source of exceptional Burgundian and Rhone grape varieties and elegant estate wine. With the influence of the Pacific, the reliable California sun and incredible viticultural and winemaking teams, our vineyard consistently yields world-class fruit, resulting in a portfolio of highly acclaimed estate and client wines alike.
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Address:Foxen Vineyard & Winery
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Venue Phone: (805) 937-4251
Venue Website: https://www.foxenvineyard.com/
Bill Wathen and Dick Doré, also known as the “Foxen Boys”, have been making wine together since 1985 when they founded Foxen on the historic Rancho Tinaquaic in northern Santa Barbara County. Since that time, their dedication has remained the same – the creation of small production, sustainably-farmed, vineyard-focused wines using a minimalist approach to winemaking.
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Address:Vega Vineyard and Farm
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Venue Phone: (805) 688-2415
Venue Website: https://www.vegavineyardandfarm.com/
After 40 years in the hospitality business, we understand the value of building relationships, sharing a table for special moments over food and wine, and experiencing the beauty and bounty of Santa Barbara Wine Country.
With a concentration on our estate vineyard, we have sought to produce wines that are “a window to a place.” Each one of our wines is different in expression, with its own subtle, yet distinctive character and voice. Each year renews in us an intense drive to understand, react to, and work with the vineyard to allow it to reach its full potential. This process, led by our winemaker, Steve Clifton, is crucial for the execution of successful wines.
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Address:Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard
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Venue Phone: (805) 688-1545
Venue Website: FessParker.com
When Fess Parker purchased the 714-acre Foxen Canyon Ranch in 1988, his dream was to start a family business that future generations would want to be a part of, expand upon and ultimately make their own. Fess passed away in 2010 but the businesses he founded remain in good hands with second and third generation family members stepping up and taking the reins. His wish to remain family owned and operated is alive and well.
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Address:Kaena at the Ranch
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Venue Phone: (805) 691-9555
Venue Website: https://www.kaenawine.com/
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Address:Foley Estate
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Venue Phone: 805-737-6222
Venue Website: https://www.foleywines.com/
Any visit to Sta. Rita Hills must include a stop at Foley Estates. The property was founded by Bill Foley in the late 1990’s and today is one of the most important in the appellation. The winery’s success can be attributed to strict winemaking protocols and two extraordinary estate vineyards.
To guarantee the best possible fruit from both sites, Foley’s viticulture and winemaking teams have developed a unique micro-farming program. This complex process involves the mapping of soils and topography down to the smallest increment using soil pits and aerial photography. A total of 500 acres are under vine, with an emphasis on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
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Address:Ca’ Del Grevino Estate Winery
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Venue Phone: (805) 621-5889
Venue Website: https://grevino.com
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Address:Kenneth Volk
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Venue Phone: (805) 938-7896
Venue Website: https://www.volkwines.com/
Kenneth Volk Vineyards is located on Tepusquet Road, in the northeastern portion of the Santa Maria Valley AVA in Santa Barbara County, California. The property is located at the mouth of Tepusquet Canyon on the Sisquoc River Bench.
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Address:Martian Ranch and Vineyard
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Venue Phone: (805) 344-1804
Venue Website: http://www.martianvineyard.com/
Our beautiful vineyard and tasting room in Alisos Canyon is the perfect setting
for a catered dinner for two, exclusive party, or wedding.
Let us help create a memorable experience!
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Address:Dierberg Vineyard
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Venue Phone: 805.697.1466
Venue Website: https://dierbergvineyard.com/
Thirteen miles from the Pacific Ocean in one of the cooler winegrowing corners of Santa Barbara County, Dierberg Vineyard is on the western edge of the Santa Maria Valley appellation and is comprised of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Perched on a mesa above the south bank of the Santa Maria River, the property consists of sandy loam soils, heavily infiltrated by the marine sediments of yesteryear and kissed by the fog from the Pacific.
Founded in 1997, the family planted twelve “heritage clones” of Pinot Noir (tracing back to Burgundy). This diversity of material is rare in California, and allows the selection and discovery of the ideal clones to build the backbone of DIERBERG Pinot Noir. Chardonnay selections were derived from marquis cuttings of historic Wente clones — and the closely related Clone 4 grape. These California-developed clones are high quality and low yielding, producing expressive but graceful Chardonnays by retaining fresh structure with delicious ripe fruit.