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Today at the estate

Opens today at 11 am

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Tonight

Low 47° F Mostly clear

  1. 76° FMostly sunny
  2. 75° FPatchy fog then mostly sunny
  3. 72° FPatchy fog then mostly cloudy

Forecast: National Weather Service

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Our Story

The Sunstone Villa above the estate vineyard at sunset
The courtyard fountain at Sunstone, with umbrella-shaded tables and the Santa Ynez hills behind

Sunstone Winery is a vineyard, winery and villa retreat located just 35 minutes north of Santa Barbara in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley. Enjoy Sunstone Winery wines in our Provençal French courtyards, stone barrel-aging caves, or picnic grounds.

Sunstone ELIXIR

Something worth handing to everyone

A sparkling blueberry-lemon pour with no alcohol in it, made for the hour when the light goes long and nobody wants the night to turn.

Poured now at the Sunstone Wine Lounge, 1294 Coast Village Road.

The Sunstone Elixir can turning on a violet and yellow ripple, with blueberries and lemon slices
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Winner again in 2026

The tasting room

Best Tasting Room in the Santa Ynez Valley, four years running, and again in 2026

About the award

The Santa Barbara Independent has named the Sunstone tasting room the best in the Santa Ynez Valley four years running, and again in 2026. Come and see why.

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Holiday Market at Sunstone Winery

Holiday Market

Save the date for the Sunstone Holiday Market at the estate, December 12–13, 2026. Full programme to be announced.

The Villa, a two-storey limestone building with a tiled roof and square tower, seen across its vineyard with wooded hills behind.
The Santa Ynez is one of the few valleys on the continent that runs east to west. That orientation pulls cool Pacific air deep inland, which is why Santa Barbara County became a wine and hospitality region in the first place.

Experience

What the Valley Grows

Entrance to the stone barrel cave at Sunstone Winery

The estate

Our Winery

Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Viognier. Reds and whites both, some of it estate fruit and some from other vineyards in Santa Barbara County.

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