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The Los Olivos District stretches over 35.66 square miles (22,820 acres) where approximately twelve bonded wineries and forty-seven commercially-producing vineyards cultivate 1,120 acres (450 ha). The district shares its western boundary with the eastern border of the Ballard Canyon AVA and its eastern boundary flanks the western perimeter of ...
The Santa Ynez Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Santa Barbara County, California established on May 16, 1983 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after approving a petition submitted by Firestone Vineyard, a bounded winery in Los Olivos, California.
Andrew Murray Vineyards was founded in 1990 when entrepreneurs Jim and Fran Murray sold their southern California restaurants and 'retired' to 200 acres of fertile soil in the Santa Ynez Valley. With their son and winemaker Andrew Murray at the helm, the Los Olivos winery is now a well-respected purveyor of Rhône-style wines.
Santa Barbara County is an oasis of rolling hills, ancient oak trees and cattle ranches claiming more than 200 wineries and 21,000 acres (8,500 ha) of vine, with the vast majority of the vineyards residing in seven AVAs: Santa Maria Valley, Santa Ynez Valley, Sta. Rita Hills, Happy Canyon, Ballard Canyon, Los Olivos District and Alisos Canyon ...
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA, Los Olivos District AVA, Sta. Rita Hills AVA: Climate region: Mediterranean [2] Precipitation (annual average) 11.3 inches (287.02 mm) [3] Soil conditions: Limestone, fine sand and clay loam [4] Total area: 7,800 acres (12 sq mi) [4] Size of planted vineyards: 565 acres (229 ha) [4] No. of vineyards: 10 [4 ...
Los Olivos (/ l oʊ s oʊ ˈ l iː v oʊ s /; [4] Spanish for "the olive trees") is an unincorporated community in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tourism is popular in this rural area which is an agricultural region with an emphasis on wine grapes.
The Firestone Paso Robles winery focuses on small lots of Paso Robles-grown Bordeaux, including Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. [3] The winery is located at the corner of California State Route 46 East and Airport Road near downtown Paso Robles and features a tasting room, barrel cellar, enclosed patio, estate vineyard and terraced gardens with picnic accommodations.
State Route 246 (SR 246) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from Lompoc east to Solvang and Santa Ynez, cutting through the Santa Ynez Valley and the Santa Barbara Wine Country. Its western terminus is at the western city limits of Lompoc, and its eastern terminus is at State Route 154 near Santa Ynez. [2] [3]