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Santa Barbara Wine Tasting Tours with Sustainable Vine
Join us for an outstanding day of wine tasting and touring in one of California’s premier wine producing regions. Sit back and relax as our scenic tour traverses its way from the Santa Ynez Valley to the Santa Rita Hills. We’ll visit some of our county’s finest vintners such as Alma Rosa, Ampelos, Beckmen, Demetria, Sunstone, and Presidio. Our featured winemakers produce award-winning wines while also engaging in sustainable agriculture. Organic and biodynamic techniques are utilized in their efforts to be lighter on the land. By paying careful attention to nature and working with it’s natural forces, these winemakers are able to truly exhibit our unique local terroir.
This one of a kind Santa Barbara wine tasting tour experience highlights the region’s rich history and the sustainable aspects of some of today’s best wine producers. You’ll not only learn the difference between organic wine and wine made from organic grapes, but also how the important Santa Barbara industry of viticulture became what it is today.
We don’t just limit our experience to the tasting room. Throughout the day, we’ll pass through varying geographical regions and experience different wine varietals that are tailored to their locale. In order to truly appreciate a wine one needs to encounter its’ origins, sensing the process first hand by walking among the vines, feeling the distinctive climate, learning about the grower and his process, and of course drinking the fruits of his labors. Our experience has taught us that our tours are enhanced when we slow down the process, making each visit a more meaningful and memorable encounter.
Sustainable Vine Pricing
$135 per person for non-private group tours; tour parties may be combined. We require at least 4 total participants in order to conduct a tour, and we have a 9 person maximum participant limit. Gratuity not included.
Special private tour rates for groups of 2-9 participants are available upon request.
Cancellation Policy: If your cancellation is made 72 hours before the trip, receive a full refund. Between 24-72 hours before the trip, receive a 50% refund. Within 24 hours of the trip, no refund will be provided.
Approximate Tour Day Schedule: 10:00 am: Pick up from Santa Barbara locations
10:45 am: Santa Ynez Valley pick-ups
11:00 am: Visit first vineyard/winery location
12:30 pm: Visit second location and lunch
2:30 pm: Visit final location
4:00 pm: Return to Santa Ynez Valley drop-off locations
4:30-4:45 pm: Return to Santa Barbara drop-off locations
Our tours include:
Door-to-Door transportation from your location in the Santa Barbara or Santa Ynez Valley area.
Tastings at 3 unique locations.
Gourmet Organic Picnic Lunch, made to order and served in a scenic setting along the way.