Accolades
- “Best Tasting Room in the Valley 2021”, Santa Barbara Independent (Best of Santa Barbara 2021)
- “Best of Santa Barbara 2019”, Santa Barbara Independent (Best of Santa Barbara 2019)
- “Best of the Valley 2019”, Santa Ynez Valley News (Best of the Valley 2019)
- #1 Traveler Ranked Winery in Santa Ynez, TripAdvisor (Wineries & Vineyards in Santa Ynez)
- #1 Ranked Winery in Santa Ynez, Yelp (Best winery in Santa Ynez, CA)
- “Most Popular Wedding Venue in California 2019”, Cosmopolitan (This Is the Most Popular Wedding Venue in Your State)
“A Sustainability Leader, Santa Barbara County Is the Wine Region of the Year”
Wine Enthusiast’s 2021 Wine Star Awards
Featured in
“Best Tasting Room in the Valley 2021”
Santa Barbara Independent 2021
WINE RATINGS
2021 Vintage
- 2021 Sauvignon Blanc – 90 Points, Wine Enthusiast
2020 Vintage
- 2020 Fred’s Red Reserve – 94, Wine Enthusiast
- 2020 Rapsodie – 91, Wine Enthusiast
- 2020 Spear Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir – 91, Wine Enthusiast
- 2020 Linda’s Estate Viognier
- 91, Wine Enthusiast
- 91, Wine & Spirits
- 2020 Sauvignon Blanc, SYV – 90, Wine Enthusiast
- 2020 Viognier, SBC – 90, Wine Enthusiast
2019 Vintage
- 2019 Villa Soleil – 91, Wine Enthusiast
- 2019 Cabernet Franc, Estate – 91, Wine Enthusiast
- 2019 Eros – 90, Wine Enthusiast
- 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate
- 91, Wine Enthusiast
- 90, Year’s Best US Cabernets of 2021, Wine & Spirits
- 2019 Founder’s Reserve – 91, Wine Enthusiast
- 2019 Rapsodie – 91, Wine Enthusiast
- 2019 Syrah, Estate – 91, Editors’ Choice, Wine Enthusiast
- 2019 Five Eras – 90, Wine & Spirits
2018 Vintage
- 2018 Carmelo – 91, Editors’ Choice, Wine Enthusiast
- 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate
- 93, Wine Enthusiast
- 90, Wine & Spirits
- 2018 Eros – 91, Cellar Selection, Wine Enthusiast
- 2018 Founder’s Reserve – 92, Wine Enthusiast
- 2018 Villa Soleil – 90, Wine Enthusiast
- 2018 Petit Verdot Reserve – 91, Wine Enthusiast
- 2018 Linda’s Estate Viognier – 91 Points, Wine Enthusiast
2017 Vintage
- 2017 Merlot Reserve – 92, Cellar Selection, Wine Enthusiast
- 2017 Eros – 92, Cellar Selection, Wine Enthusiast
- 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast – 91, Wine Enthusiast
- 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate – 90,Year’s Best US Cabernets of 2020, Wine & Spirits
- 2017 Syrah, Estate – 93, Wine Enthusiast
- 2017 Villa Sole – 93, Wine Enthusiast
- 2017 Mourvedre, Estate – 92, Wine Enthusiast
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Sunstone in the News
- https://lompocrecord.com/lifestyles/columnist/karen-ortiz-mobile-cuisine-alex-reyes-of-a-r-catering-talks-food-childhood-memories/article_1fe14662-8ff5-5b11-af65-98567e1000ad.html
- https://www.sfexaminer.com/features/wagging-tails-and-happy-trails-in-santa-ynez-valley/
- https://www.independent.com/2021/05/14/weed-and-wine-come-together-in-santa-ynez-valley/
- https://newspress.com/star-trek-at-warp-10/
- https://www.cbr.com/why-star-trek-chateau-picard-changed-the-next-generation/
- https://news.yahoo.com/12-top-west-coast-road-182927229.html
- https://newspress.com/sunstone-winery-announces-leadership-changes/
- https://www.winebusiness.com/people/?go=getPeopleArticle&dataId=249064
- https://www.pacbiztimes.com/2021/07/23/wine-buzz-sunstone-plans-a-new-pairing-with-cannabis-crop/
- https://www.santaynezvalleystar.com/djamila-cabugos-named-to-rona-barrett-foundation-board/
- https://pagesix.com/2021/06/07/tom-welling-and-wife-jessica-rose-lee-welcome-second-child/
- https://www.independent.com/2020/06/12/santa-barbara-county-supervisors-takes-a-pass-on-stricter-pot-permits-countywide/
- https://www.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article249376250.html
https://www.noozhawk.com/article/santa_barbara_county_movie_tv_backdrop_20210131 - The Future of Wine & Cannabis in Santa Barbara County, Wine Spectator, July 27, 2020 (The Future of Wine & Cannabis in Santa Barbara County)
- “Santa Ynez Valley’s Sunstone Winery stars in ‘Star Trek: Picard”, KEYT TV (Video), January 24, 2020 (Santa Ynez Valley’s Sunstone Winery stars in ‘Star Trek: Picard’)
- “Welcome to ‘Château Picard”, Santa Barbara News Press, January 23, 2020 (link coming soon)
- “Star Trek: Picard’s First Scene”, SyFy.com, January 23, 2020 (Star Trek: Picard’s first scene on a rebuilt USS Enterprise is meant to freak you out)
- “Here’s What’s Popping Up in L.A.”, L.A. Weekly, August 16, 2019 (National Aviation Week at The Proud Bird, Los Angeles Food and Wine Festival and More: Here’s What’s Popping up in L.A.)
- “Sunstone Vineyards & Winery to mark 25th Anniversary with estate reception”, Lompoc Record, August 13, 2019 ( Sunstone Vineyards & Winery to mark 25th anniversary with estate reception )
- “Santa Barbara County Vineyards Celebrate Anniversaries”, Pacific Coast Business Times, August 9, 2019 (Santa Barbara County vineyards celebrate anniversaries)