Santa Ynez Wineries | Top Wineries to Visit - Alamo Pintado Rd

Our starting point for this fabulous wine tour is the town of Los Olivos. Take Highway 154 to the right for about five miles. Turn right on to Highway 246/Mission Drive. The Gainey entrance will be on your right in 1.3 miles.

Sunstone Winery

Winery Descriptions, Driving directions, Tasting Rm Hrs, Contact Information

Gainey Vineyards
The Gainey Vineyards is another very beautiful spot on this tour. It’s a tough choice between Sunstone and Gainey for the best picnic choice. The Gainey picnic area is extensive with a great view of the surrounding mountains. In 1962 the Gainey family acquired 600 acres of land and today 85 acres are vineyards. They produce a modest 20,000 cases of wine per year. The tasting room is elaborate with all types of wine merchandise available. There is a demonstration vineyard just outside the tasting room. Short wine tours are available that end with a tasting in the barrel room. The vast picnic area is also used for summer concerts, attracting many well-known musicians and musical groups. To get to Gainey, head back on Refugio Road for about one mile. Turn right on Highway 246 and travel about 1.75 miles. Gainey will be on the right coming from this direction.

Tasting Room Hours: Open daily, 10 am – 4 pm
Phone: (805)688-0558, email: info@gaineyvineyard.com, Gainey

Sunstone Winery & Vineyards
Are you in Santa Barbara or France? The winery, tasting room, courtyard, and gardens resemble a Provencal countryside. The setting is absolutely beautiful and serene. The focus at Sunstone is on reds, producing several award winning wines. All the vineyards on the Sunstone estate are 100 % certified organic vines. We found the wines to be absolutely delicious. This is a favorite spot among the locals. This is also a wonderful choice to have your picnic lunch and the perfect escape spot To get to Sunstone from Gainey, head back on Mission Dr for 1.2 miles and take a right on N. Rufugio Road. Watch for the entrance.

Tasting Room Hours: Open daily, 10 am – 4 pm
Phone: 805-688-9463. email: ashley@sunstonewinery.com, Sunstone

Kalyra Winery
Australian-born winemaker Mike Brown is the owner and winemaker of this Santa Barbara winery, which is a bit out of character from the other Santa Barbara wineries. The unusual name of Kalyra is an aborigine term that means“ a wild and pleasant place.” The winery offers up a fare of Australian wines under the Brown label. The grapes actually come from Australia for these wines. The other two lines of wines are from selected vineyards in the Santa Barbara wine region. The winery also produces several interesting and very good dessert wines. Kalyra is located off Refugio Road just a short distance from Sunstone.

Tasting Room Hours: Open daily, 10 am – 5 pm
Phone: (805) 693-8864, email: info@kalyrawinery.com Kalyra

Rideau Vineyard
A long and attractive entranceway of English gardens and lawns leads to the Rideau tasting room. The tasting room alone is reason enough to visit this charming winery. The tasting room is a refurbished country landmark known as the Alamo Pintado Adobe. Originally built in 1884, it now has the look and feel of New Orleans. That is due to the Creole background of the owner Iris Rideau who purchased this property in 1989. The winery specializes in Rhone varietal wines. The winery is highly regarded for its production of high-end quality wines. Rideau is 3 miles from Kalyra. Head north on N. Rufugio Road for 1.5 miles. Take a left on Baseline Avenue for one mile, take a left on Alamo Pintado Road. The winery will be on your right.

Tasting Room Hours: Open daily, 11 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: (805) 688-0717. email: rideauvineyard@aol.com, Rideau

Rideau Vineyard
This winery is just a little out of the way from the rest of the wineries on the Santa Ynez Wine Trail, but try not not miss this beautiful spot. The backroads to the winery are so beautiful! At Rusack we love the entire lineup of the wines from whites to reds. Bring a picnic lunch and dine on the deck and take in the wondrous views of the vineyards. This is one of our favorite picnic spots in all wine country. To get there from Rideau, head south on Alamo Pintado Road for 2 miles and turn right onto Viborg. Take a left onto Squire Lane, continue on Fredensborg Road and then a right onto Chalk Hill. To get there from Gainey, take a left on Mission Drive and continue for 4.5 miles. In Solvang take a right on Atterdag Road that becomes Chalk Hill and then Ballard Canyon Road. Take Ballard Canyon for about 2 miles. You can head back to the town of Los Olivos by turning left out of the winery. Continue straight along Ballard Canyon Road.

Tasting Room Hours: Open daily, 11 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: (805) 688-0717. email: rideauvineyard@aol.com, Rideau