Eco Conscious Wine Touring & Tasting
In addition to sharing a dedication to making superior quality wines, several Santa Barbara wine makers are passionate about sustainable and organic grape growing and wine making practices. Take a "green" wine tour or buy "green" wines. Following are wineries that are making efforts to protect the earth, as well as a wine tour company offering guided "Sustainable Vine" wine tours in a biodiesel-fueled van.
Tasting Room: 201-C Industrial Way, Buellton
805.688.9090, www.almarosawinery.com
"Nature & agriculture in sustainable harmony!"
2670 Ontiveros Road, Los Olivos
805.688.8664, www.beckmanvineyards.com
Respect for the land is a fundamental element of the Beckmen Vineyards philosophy. In this spirit, beginning in 2006, Steve Beckmen began farming 100 percent of Purisima Mountain Vineyard biodynamically.
805.735.2196, www.clospepe.com
Non-interventionist winemakers with a fierce dedication to sustaibility.
Please note: by appointment only, must call to schedule tasting.
805.737.0204, www.gypsycanyon.com
Home to the oldest vines in Santa Barbara County, Gypsy Canyon is as green and hands-on as it gets when it comes to wine. Winemaker Deborah Hall employs biodynamic growing methods and her bottles are made of hand-blown recycled glass and the wine labels are hand-written on recycled paper. Try her rare Mission-era Angelica desert wine!
Please note: by appointment only, must call to schedule tasting.
The entirely biodynamically and sustainably farmed Demetria Estate offers Rhone style wines. Please note: by appointment only, must call or email to schedule tasting.
805.698.3911, www.sustainablevine.com
Sustainable Vine Wine Tours offers guided tours of organic and biodynamic wineries in a biodiesel-powered van. The tour includes tastings, an organic picnic lunch, $10 gift certificate towards wine purchase and door-to-door pick-up/drop-off. The cost is $115 per person; capacity is 10 passengers, and tours depart daily with a minimum of 4 passengers.
125 Refugio Road, Santa Ynez
805.688.9463, www.sunstonewinery.com
A family-run winery that farms their 77-acre vineyards in an organic, bio-sustainable manner, meeting all California Certified Organic Farmer standards.
