{"id":901,"date":"2014-05-08T18:29:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T18:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f6b.6c3.myftpupload.com\/?page_id=901"},"modified":"2017-07-20T16:32:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:32:23","slug":"santa-barbara-wine-country-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/santa-barbara\/santa-barbara-wine-country-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Barbara Wine Country Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #000000;\">This is Santa Barbara wine country information. We just spent a week in Santa Barbara wine country. We rented a house in the wine town of Los Olivos, which is the center of the entire Santa Barbara wine country. Each morning we awoke to very cool mornings and a thick bank of fog. Apparently, this is why the vines in Santa Barbara have a very long growing season. Slow and steady makes for some terrific wines. We learned these wine tidbits during our week-long stay in Los Olivos. \u00a0Recommended reading for Santa Barbara wine country travelers: <a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/XKjP\/af596e99fd2bfc6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sipping Santa Barbara &#8211; $6.99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/images\/santabarbara-wine-information.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Barbara winery information\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of Zaca Mesa vineyards on Foxen Canyon Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Santa Barbara Wine Country Information<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">There are over 100 wineries in Santa Barbara wine country. There are not a lot of wineries in this large geographic area. That&#8217;s a good thing for visitors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Five AVA or wine appellations make up the region<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li>Santa Maria Valley<\/li>\n<li>Los Alamos Valley<\/li>\n<li>Santa Ynez Valley<\/li>\n<li>Santa Rita Hills<\/li>\n<li>Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">These five growing areas provide a versatile climate for growing grape varieties. The most notable wines produced from the area are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Rhone Style wines like Syrah, Grenache and others. Bordeaux-style grapes are also grown in the warmer areas of the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Since the wineries and tasting rooms in the countryside can be very far apart, a number of wineries have elected to have a tasting room in the small towns in Santa Barbara wine country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Los Olivos leads the way with 27 tasting rooms. There is a scattering of boutique shops and restaurants in the town. The weekends are crowded with visitors coming for the day from local towns and as far away as Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">In Lompoc, there is the Wine Ghetto, an industrial warehouse area of 19 tasting rooms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">In Solvang, the famous Danish town, there are also several tasting rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/XKjP\/af596e99fd2bfc6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sipping Santa Barbara &#8211; $6.99<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-3584518074112100\";\n    google_ad_slot = \"7584420535\";\n    google_ad_width = 336;\n    google_ad_height = 280;\n<\/script><br \/>\n<!-- wine route content --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li><a style=\"color: #990099;\" title=\"Top Santa Barbara Restaurants in Los Olivos, Solvang, and Santa Ynez\" href=\"\/wine-regions\/santa-barbara\/top-santa-barbara-restaurants-in-los-olivos-solvang-and-santa-ynez\/\">Where to dine in Santa Barbara wine country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #990099;\" title=\"Santa Barbara Wine Country Lodging in Los Olivos, Solvang, Santa Ynez\" href=\"\/wine-regions\/santa-barbara\/santa-barbara-wine-country-lodging-in-los-olivos-solvang-santa-ynez\/\">Where to lodge in Santa Barbara wine country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #990099;\" title=\"The Sideways Wine Trail\" href=\"\/wine-regions\/santa-barbara\/the-sideways-wine-trail\/\">The &#8220;Sideways&#8221; Movie wine trail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #990099;\" title=\"Santa Barbara Wine Country Picnic and Delis Spots\" href=\"\/wine-regions\/santa-barbara\/santa-barbara-wine-country-picnic-and-delis-spots\/\">Buy your picnic lunch here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-3584518074112100\";\n    google_ad_slot = \"7584420535\";\n    google_ad_width = 336;\n    google_ad_height = 280;\n<\/script><br \/>\n<!-- wine route content --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Santa Barbara wine country information. We just spent a week in Santa Barbara wine country. We rented a house in the wine town of Los Olivos, which is the center of the entire Santa Barbara wine country. Each morning we awoke to very cool mornings and a thick bank of fog. Apparently, this &#8230; <a title=\"Santa Barbara Wine Country Information\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/santa-barbara\/santa-barbara-wine-country-information\/\" aria-label=\"More on Santa Barbara Wine Country Information\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":386,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"ppma_author":[1885],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/901"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12249,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/901\/revisions\/12249"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}