Santa Barbara Wine Country: The Best Places to Eat, Stay and Sip in the Santa Ynez Valley. The laid-back wine region is more attractive than ever as its first luxury resort, Auberge’s The Inn at ...

Where Hipsters, LA Weekenders, and Cowboys Collide for Earth-Friendly Wines. Santa Barbara County's Santa Ynez Valley is leading the way in the wine region's sustainability movement with the best ...

It’s never a bad time to head north to the Santa Ynez Valley for a weekend of wine tasting, destination dining, and all-around relaxation. The Central Coast wine enclave is abuzz with a slew of ...

It was the hit film "Sideways" that put the Santa Ynez Valley on the map, said Francesca Angelini in The Times. Fifty years ago, this beautiful wine region two hours' drive north of Los Angeles ...

Of course, Santa Ynez Valley was wine country before “Sideways,” and it’ll always be a prime destination just a hop-skip from L.A. So plan your escape to Santa Ynez, where you can learn to ...

Before Alexander Payne’s 2004 film Sideways shined a spotlight on the Santa Ynez Valley, it was mostly in-the-know oenophiles and moguls seeking an out-of-the-way escape who were drawn to the ...

From a French-inspired courtyard in Santa Ynez Valley to two of Napa’s most famous producers, these are the top wineries for merlot on the West Coast. Since merlot is known to adapt and take on ...

A tasting-room placemat map at Camins 2 Dreams’ tasting room shows the American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in Santa Ynez Valley — one of seven in Santa Barbara County.

For many wineries in the Santa Ynez Valley, the long days of summer usher in a jam-packed roster of live music. This year, especially as wine and music fans try to make up for the last two years of ...

Far Niente 1350 Acacia Dr, Oakville, CA 94562; Far Niente is a luxury wine brand founded in the heart of Napa Valley in 1979. Best known for producing renowned chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon ...

It was the hit film "Sideways" that put the Santa Ynez Valley on the map, said Francesca Angelini in The Times. Fifty years ago, this beautiful wine region two hours' drive north of Los Angeles ...