Santa Ynez Valley

American Viticultural Area

California, United States

Established 1983

Santa Ynez Valley is a Santa Barbara County AVA established in 1983 under 27 CFR Part 9, following the east-west-trending Santa Ynez River watershed inland from the coast. The valley's transverse mountain ranges allow Pacific marine influence to penetrate further inland than in most of California. Syrah, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc appear prominently in TTB COLA filings from this appellation.

Wine Grabber Registry

No explicit Wine Grabber COLA record matches are currently linked for this AVA.

Wine Grabber links COLA records to AVA pages only when the public TTB registry data explicitly identifies the appellation. State-level records (California, Oregon, Washington, etc.) are not counted as AVA matches even when the producer is located in the appellation.

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