How many AVAs are in Santa Barbara County?

Santa Barbara County is home to 283 wineries and 7 officially recognized American Viticultural Areas or AVAs: They are Santa Maria Valley AVA, Santa Ynez Valley AVA, Sta. Rita Hills AVA, Ballard Canyon AVA, Los Olivos District AVA, Happy Canyon AVA, and Alisos Canyon AVA.

What AVA is Santa Barbara?

Santa Ynez Valley AVA
The Santa Ynez Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Santa Barbara County, California and was established on May 16, 1983 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)….Santa Ynez Valley AVA.

Wine region
Sunstone Vineyards
Country	United States
Part of	California, Central Coast AVA, Santa Barbara County

What wine region is Santa Barbara?

The wine region of Santa Barbara County is located north of the city of Santa Barbara and includes the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley. The Santa Ynez Valley has several small towns including Buellton, Solvang, Los Olivos.

Is Central Coast and AVA?

The Central Coast is a large encompassing American Viticultural Area (AVA) that extends from the south of San Francisco all the way to Santa Barbara, California. While the Central Coast may not have the same namesake as Napa Valley, it does happen to produce some of California’s most intriguing, up-and-coming wines.

What is the largest AVA?

The Largest AVA: Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA

• Established in 2009.
• At 29,914 square miles (19,144,960 acres), the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA stretches across four states.
• Includes land in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois.

What is Santa Barbara wine known for?

While Santa Barbara has established a reputation for world-class pinot noir, chardonnay, and syrah, you’ll also find deeply-nuanced Bordeauxs, elegant Rhône-style wines, and even Spanish and Italian varietals.

Who owns Alma Rosa?

Bob & Barb Zorich
In 2005, the Sanfords launched Alma Rosa Winery to pursue their commitment to organic farming and sustainable business practices. Today, those practices are continued by Bob & Barb Zorich, who purchased Alma Rosa Winery in 2014.

Is Paso Robles part of the Central Coast AVA?

Running for approximately 280 miles (450km) from Contra Costa County to the Santa Ynez Valley, the Central Coast AVA covers some of California’s most famous AVAs outside of Napa and Sonoma counties, including Paso Robles, Chalone, Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Maria Valley.

How many AVA are in Santa Barbara County?

Seven federally-sanctioned American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) lie within the region of Santa Barbara County: Santa Maria Valley, California’s second oldest AVA is located most north with distinct climate and soil.

What is Santa Ynez Ava?

Santa Ynez Valley is an overlying AVA which is then broken down into four sub-AVAs (West to East): Sta. Rita Hills, Ballard Canyon, Los Olivos District, and Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara. Alisos Canyon is our newest AVA and is located at the doorstep of Los Alamos.

Why are there so few wineries in Santa Barbara County?

Wine regions are rare. Grapes are fickle. We do not choose where they grow, they choose. People have tried – unsuccessfully – to grow grapes where they want them to be. The grapes always win and vintners are pressed into their service. Santa Barbara County is no exception.

What are the characteristics of the mountains of Santa Barbara?

The valleys run an unusual east-west rather than north-south, and both the coastal Santa Ynez Mountain range and the interior San Rafael range are transverse as well.