Rancho Sisquac Winery in Santa Maria, California
Rancho Sisquac is one the first wineries in Santa Barbara County. Located on a ranch of over 300 acres, Rancho Sisquac is a short detour of the old Foxen Canyon Wine Trail. Bring your own picnic or purchase gourmet snacks and enjoy their picturesque grounds while sampling one of their award winning Cabernet's.
Rancho Sisquac's tasting room is open Monday through Thursday, 10am-4pm and Friday through Sunday, 10am - 5pm. For $10, they will pour you your choice of 6 wines and the glass is your to take home.
Trails to Riverbench Winery in Santa Maria, CA
This is Riverbench Winery in Santa Maria, CA on Foxen Canyon Rd. in the Santa Barbara area. riverbench.com
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Top 15 Things To Do In Santa Maria, California
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Here are top 15 things to do in Santa Maria, California
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2. Mission La Purisima Historical Park -
3. Hi-Way Drive-In Theatre -
4. Santa Maria Inn -
5. Santa Maria Raceway -
6. Boomers! Funpark -
7. Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve -
8. Avila Beach Pier -
9. Santa Maria Museum of Flight -
10. Rancho Sisquoc Winery -
11. Paul Nelson Aquatic Center -
12. Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum -
13. Santa Maria Museum and Historical Society -
14. Foxen Vineyard -
15. Coldstone Creamery-
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Foxen Canyon Wine Trail (Santa Maria Valley)
Shots along the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail in the Santa Maria Valley California (2/20/12). CDH. I have no copyrights for the song. Pictures are mine.
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Live Band and Wine Tasting at FIRESTONE WINERY.
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Kendall-Jackson's Santa Barbara County Vineyards
Located just 90 miles north from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara is one of the most unique wine regions along the California Coast. The valleys along the Santa Barbara coastline run east to west rather than north to south, resulting in ocean breezes that sweep through the region in a rare eastward direction. This geologic oddity provides a patchwork of microclimates and terrains, resulting in one of the most diverse grape-growing regions in the United States. The Santa Maria Valley, the county’s northernmost AVA and most famous, has the majority of its vineyards planted on elevated plateaus along the Santa Maria River mesa and Sisquoc River drainage. The soils are typically of marine origin and sedimentation from river wash. Learn more here:
Cheers With Charity: Tasting thru Santa Barbara County...
Join Wine Host Charity Winters, as she attends the 29th Annual Santa Barbara County Vintners' Festival Weekend. This clip highlights special tastings at Rancho Sisquoc Winery and LaFond Vineyards, where she reviews her favorite find on the tasting tour: A soft, smooth 2008 Silver Medal Winning Chardonnay grown from 31 year old vines at LaFond Vineyards in Santa Rita Hills, CA.
Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Cafe Features Rick Longoria of Longoria Wines
The Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Cafe is the hub for Santa Barbara Wine Country. In our exclusive interview with Rick Longoria of Longoria Wines, Rick takes us on his personal journey from Sonoma County Cabernets to Spanish wines in Santa Ynez. Each month we bring you the stories of our talented local winemakers, SUBSCRIBE and get to know more California Central Coast winemakers!
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Tepusquet Rd. Northbound with KJ & Lee
Tepusquet Rd. is a beautiful road in northern Santa Barbara County, California. Its southern end is at Foxen Canyon Rd., where some of the most known wineries of the counties are located; its other terminus is at Highway 166, which is mostly called Cuyama Highway after the town it crosses.
The origins of the word Tepusquet is debated. Researcher A. L. Kroeber believed that it was of Chumash origin, with an unknown meaning. On the other hand Erwin Gustav Gudde claimed that it was a Mexican slang for copper coin. It is sometimes misspelled Tepesquet. In 1837 Juan Bautista Alvarado, the governor of what was then Las Californias, a department of Mexico, conceded a land grant to local landowner Tomás Olivera. The 36-square kilometer (8,900-acre) area, placed along the Sisquoc River and covering the current towns of Sisquoc and Garey, was named Rancho Tepusquet.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848 at the end of the Mexican-American War, transferred the control of what is today the State of California to the United States. The treaty established that land grants previously conceded by Mexican authorities would be honored, and as such Rancho Tepusquet remained under Olivera's ownership.
However, Olivera died that same year - and, in 1855, his heirs sold it to his step-daughter María Martina Osuna and and son-in-law Juan Pacifico Ontiveros. This latter moved to Rancho Tepusquet in 1856. He built an adobe in the property and lived in it until his death, in 1877. Today the adobe is located at the center of Bien Nacido Vineyards, on Santa Maria Mesa Road - quite close to Tepusquet Road.
The southern section of Tepusquet Road follows the Olivera Canyon (named after Juan Pacifico Olivera), crossing the Tepusquet Creek before reaching the Tepusquet Canyon itself. Two famous wineries, Byron and Kenneth Volk, are located in that area. After crossing Hudson, Ruiz and Colson canyons, the road begins to climb steeply until it reaches Blazing Saddle road, a narrow dirt road. From that point Tepusquet Road drops dramatically, with a series of challenging hairpins leading to the Cuyama Valley.
Sources:
Book California Place Names of Indian Origin, by A. L. Kroeber, published by University of California Press, Berkeley, 1916, digitized and recorded at and
Book 1000 California Place Names, by Erwin Gustav Gudde, published by University of California Press, Berkeley, 1947, digitized and recorded at
Website Wikipedia, page Rancho Tepusquet, page
Website Bien Nacido & Solomon Hill Estate Wines, page
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Wine Show Ep 2 (2019) Season 1 Call Me a Cab Hosted by JoAnne McGrath w/Manuel Baca
Call Me a Cab is a show about tasting wine without intimidation. Buying and ordering wine can be intimidating when you don't know a lot about wine. And sometimes those who do know a lot about wine, can be a bit snobby and condescending. Well there is none of that here. In this episode, we pair 3 wines with food based on suggestions from the internet and taste those combinations with our special guest, Manuel Baca. This is not a show about expertise. Its all about trying wine and learning as we go. So join us and raise a glass to tasting wine without intimidation.
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Cannabis clashes in Tepusquet provide snapshot of industry issues
Remote and mountainous with sweeping views and mild temperatures year-round, one Santa Barbara County canyon has become a cannabis battleground, where residents are clashing with growers in a fight to preserve their way of life.
Located southeast of Santa Maria, Tepusquet Canyon is home to a remote community of cattle ranches, wineries and private homes on about 9,000 acres, or roughly 14 square miles. Associated with the communities of Sisquoc and Garey, the combined region is home to about 400 people.
Tepusquet Canyon is also the current or future home of 20 cannabis cultivators and seven manufacturers who have registered their intentions with county officials to continue or enter into the marijuana business.