Vintners Visa
October 9, 10, 11, 12

Your long weekend pass to 12 of your favorite participating wineries! In addition to waiving tasting fees, participating wineries may be offering barrel tastings, special library selections, food & wine pairings. Valid from Friday through Monday. $35 per person or $25 when purchased with the festival ticket.

The following wineries are taking part in the Vintners' Visa program. In addition to your complementary tasting, each winery may offer special discounts, food pairings or other offers. Please note that not all wineries are open on all four days.

   
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Alere With roots firmly planted in the soils of Santa Barbara County's northernmost reaches, the vines are nourished by nature and tended by three generations. At the Tasting Room in Terravant in Buellton.
 
ampelos cellars A family run operation located in the Santa Rita Hills. We follow traditional winemaking practices producing limited quantities of Pinot Noir, Syrah and Syrah/Grenache wines. Visa holders receive a 10% discount on any wine purchases.
 
Baehner-Fournier The Eastern Santa Ynez Valley is hot! Bordeaux varietals love it and we grow three of them on our estate...Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Merlot. We blend them into our delicious V3, the only Bordeaux blend of its type in the Valley. At the Wandering Dog Wine Bar, Solvang.
Bridlewood Large Mission-style winery majestically sitting on 105 acres, surrounded by vineyards, trees, lakes, gardens, horses and picnic areas. Many award-winning wines. Come for the wine, stay for the experience. Visa holders receive a special case discount.
Buttonwood Farm Sauvignon Blanc, Sustainable, Trevin, Betty, Garden, Cabernet Franc, Fun, Bret, Marsanne, Seyburn, Art, Syrah, Music, Karen, Zingy, Imbibers Club, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cambria Winemaking begins on the vine. Visit our private, family-owned estate winery established in 1986 and experience the flavors of the Santa Maria Bench. Visa holders are offered light appetizers and 10% off on all purchases
Carina Cellars Syrah, Viognier, and Cabernet produced in small lots with an emphasis on vineyard designated wines. Library wine tasting and oil and vinegar tastings.
Carr Although the focus is on Pinot Noir, the vast microclimates of Santa Barbara County allow the winery to produce several other great wines, including Pinot Gris, Syrah and Cabernet Franc.
Visa holders enjoy a 10% discount on purchases.
Casa Cassara Taste our great handmade Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir. Plus, experience Syrah, Chardonnay and vineyard-designated limited-release wines. Visa holders enjoy a fruit & cheese buffet and 15% discount on purchases.
Coquelicot Coquelicot’s sustainable farming and gentle meticulous winemaking techniques converge to produce limited production wines that are a true celebration of life.
Core “The core of every wine begins in the vineyard” Husband and wife team Dave and Becky Corey’s focus is working with Rhone varietals from the Alta Mesa vineyard, which they farm.
Visa holders are offered a 5% discount on all wine purchases.
Costa de Oro An estate winery producing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from our Gold Coast Vineyard. We strive to produce unique expressions of the vineyard, balancing elegance and power.
Visa holders are offered a 15% discount on all wine purchases.
Curtis Winery Exclusively committed to the crafting of Rhône-style wines. We are inspired by the extraordinary terrain of Santa Barbara County’s Santa Ynez Valley, which is today recognized as one of the world’s leading appellations for Rhône varietals. Visa holders are offered a 25% discount on all Curtis wines.
Daniel Gehrs Since our start in 1990, our focus has remained the same - creating small lots of high quality wines, offered at reasonable prices. White wines include Chenin Blanc and Viognier; the red wine focus is on Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Demetria A family-owned winery focused on premium-quality Burgundy and Rhone-style wines using biodynamic farming methods and handcrafted winemaking techniques, resulting very-limited quantities of wine.

Dierberg

Star Lane

This ideal combination of climate, aspect, soil and clonal material results in truly distinctive Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines. The exceptional planning, planting and farming of the Dierberg Vineyard is a key factor to the growing reputation of the vineyard for world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines.
Visa holders are offered additional discounts.
Dragonette Dragonette Cellars is a partnership between brothers John and Steve Dragonette and close friend Brandon Sparks-Gillis who joined forces in order to pursue a mutual, long held dream to make wine in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley.We are passionate and committed to producing small lots of ultra-premium Pinot Noir, Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc.
Fess Parker A family owned and operated winery producing ultra-premium, award-winning wines including Syrah, Viognier Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and White Riesling. Wine Club Member for the Day! Enjoy complementary tasting, 20% discount on wine purchases & 15% discount on retail purchases.
Fiddlehead Cellars Head Fiddle, Kathy Joseph, specializes in Sauvignon Blanc from the eastern part of Santa Ynez Valley and Pinot Noir from her Fiddlestix vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills.
Foxen Vineyard The Foxen Boys have been making wine together for 20 years at the historic Rancho Tinaquaic "rustic" tasting room.
Gainey Vineyard For over 20 years the Gainey family has produced ultrapremium wines from the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Rita Hills.
Huber Cellars Proprietors Norman and Traudl Huber are dedicated to growing grapes of flavor and quality and crafting wines of distinction. All Huber wines are handcrafted in small lots to ensure the highest quality expression of the estate vineyard and the Santa Rita Hills area.
Imagine Hand-crafted by our winemaker, Ross Jay Rankin, we feature small lots of our Paradise Mountain Syrah and Viovnier, plus Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Jaffurs Small and highly acclaimed, our family-owned winery produces limited quantities of handcrafted Rhone varietal wines: Syrah, Grenache,
Roussanne and Viognier.
 
Ken Brown Wines With the benefit of nearly 30 years experience in this region, Ken’s goal in founding Ken Brown Wines is to focus on exceptional Pinot Noir from leading vineyards in Santa Rita Hills and several other select locations in the county. Tasting of vineyard designated wines and tasty treats to accompany the wines.
 
Kenneth Volk Vineyards A Central Coast winemaking icon, Ken's unparalleled knowledge and skill have garnered him immediate recognition for wines of exceptional character, with a particular focus on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Santa Maria Valley.
Koehler Koehler Winery's friendly and inviting tasting room is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm. Weather permitting, guests may also partake of a sip of wine on the spectacularly beautiful grounds, surrounded by the Koehler family's own remarkable menagerie of unusual animals and exotic birds.
La Vie La Vie Vineyards produces stylized, long aging Pinot Noirs and other wines such as Chardonnay, Riesling, Viognier and Syrah. La Vie will be closing early at 3 pm on Saturday October 10th. Special pricing and library wines will be highlighted during the passport weekend.
Lafond Winemaker Bruce McGuire was one of the pioneers in the development of Pinot Noir and Syrah. Bruce controls the total process, from the selection of varieties and clones in the vineyard, to farming practices, cultivation, pruning and when to pick. Accordingly the wines reflect his style and philosophy of winemaking.
Lucas & Lewellen The vineyards of Lucas & Lewellen are located in the three principal wine grape growing regions of Santa Barbara County: the Santa Maria Valley, the Los Alamos Valley, and the Santa Ynez Valley. From the finest estate grown grapes come the finest wines. Visit us to taste our premium handcrafted Santa Barbara County wines.
Visa holders are offered a 10% discount on all non-sale wines.
Mandolina Known for approachable style and excellent quality at reasonable prices, Mandolina produces estate-grown Italian varietals including Pinot Grigio, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Moscato, Sangiovese, and ever popular Super-Tuscan blends of Bordeaux and Italian varietals.
Visa holders are offered a 10% discount on all non-sale wines.
Municipal Winemakers Our wines are influenced by the personality and elegance of the old-world, together with a freshness and vibrancy of modern styles.
NADIA Unique in its 3,200' high desert elevation, our mountain terroir offers diverse growing conditions suitable for cultivating a wide array of Bordeauxs and Rhóne varietals.
Oreana Winery Just two blocks from the beach and two blocks from State Street in Santa Barbara, winemaker Christian Garvin produces micro-batches of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Malbec and eclectic blends. Visa holders are offered 20% discount on wine purchases.
Presidio Producing Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chardonnay from their cool climate estate vineyard west of Santa Rita Hills.
Rideau We invite you to visit our charming Tasting Room and Winery for the most incredible wine tasting experience. When you enter the Old Adobe Tasting Room, you will feel as though you have stepped back in time to a place that has captured the feel of New Orleans and our owner's Creole heritage.
On Saturday, Visa holders are offered live music and complimentary tapas.
Riverbench Planted in 1973, Riverbench is one of Santa Maria Valley's first vineyards. The estate and reserve Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines are made in limited quantities and are available exclusively at their Tasting Room.
Roblar Roblar Winery is located in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley. The rustic tasting room and winery are set on a beautiful 38 acre vineyard. Roblar Winery is an experience. The entire facility was designed to reflect the owners’ passion for quality living.
Visa holders receive 10% off all purchases.
Royal Oaks

One of the Valley's best kept secrets. A boutique winery known for its handcrafted wines at reasonable prices, we offer wines for every palate. The wines are elegant and complex.
Visa holders receive 10% off all purchases.

Sanford

Established in 1981, Sanford Winery is located in Sta Rita Hills. Focused excellence in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Visitors are welcome to our new tasting room next to the beautiful stone and adobe winery and estate vineyards.
Visa holders receive 15% off all wine purchases.

Santa Barbara Winery

The county's oldest winery (est. in 1962) is just two blocks away from the beach in Santa Barbara. A wide variety of award wining wines from our Lafond Vineyard in Sta Rita Hills.

Scott Cellars

Scott Cellars produces small lots of handcrafted Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Zinfandel/Syrah blend sold exclusively from its
tasting room.
A vertical tasting of our Pinot Noirs. Special cheese and chocolate pairings.

Silver

Crafting superior Rhône, Italian, Burgundian and Bordelaise varietals from local vineyards carefully chosen for the production of terroir driven wines.
At Wine Country in Los Olivos.

Summerland

Summerland wines are approachable in both price and style, exhibiting excellent varietal character with a Central Coast flavor profile that is suitable to a wide variety of foods. The wines of the Central Coast Collection are not just winning awards, but are winning friends one glass at a time. Visa holders are offered a 10% discount on all wine purchases.

Tres Hermanas Specializing in small-lot Syrah, Viognier, Roussanne, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Muscat Canelli, Refosco and Cuvées.
Zaca Mesa An estate winery dedicated to growing and handcrafting Rhône varieties (Syrah, Viognier, Roussanne and Grenache) offering a unique experience to share.