Santa Barbara County

Political district or AVA area in the north of the Central Coast region in California about 160 km north of Los Angeles. It includes the AVA areas of Santa Maria Bench, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Rita Hills and Santa Ynez Valley. The first vines were planted here by missionaries in the 18th century. The Franciscan friar Junipero Serra (1713-1784) played an important role. Viticulture on a larger scale developed from the end of the 1960s onwards, and today around 4,500 hectares are under vines. Santa Barbara became famous in 2004 through the film "Sideways", which also triggered a real Pinot Noir boom throughout California (two couples visit Californian wineries, enjoy wine and philosophise about it).

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