Santa Ynez Valley Wineries
American Viticultural Area

This print painted by artist Kerne Erickson, depicts the Santa Ynez Valley AVA located in Santa Barbara County and part of the much larger Central Coast AVA. Its sub AVAs includes, Sta. Rita Hills, Ballard Canyon, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara and the Los Olivos District. There are over 43,000 planted acres and over 35 different wine grape varieties. Currently there are over 100 wineries in this AVA. The most planted varietals are Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Merlot.
Some of the vineyards & wineries in the Santa Ynez AVA are: Andrew Murray Vineyards, Zaca Mesa Estate Vineyard, Fess Parker's Vineyard, Saarloos & Sons, Byron Vineyards, Brander Vineyards, Bridelwood Estate Vineyard, Sunstone Vineyards, Coquelicot Vineyard, Lucas & Llewellyn's Valley Vineyards, La Presa Vineyard, Mesa Verde Vineyard and Great Oaks Vineyard.