SB Wine List

American Viticultural Area

Ballard Canyon

Established November 1, 2013 · Inside Santa Ynez Valley

What sets it apart
North–south hills to the west shelter it from the strongest Pacific winds.
Grapes you will find most
Syrah, Grenache, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon
Named most often by the 17 listings here.

AVA boundaries: UC Davis Library AVA Project.

Ballard Canyon, established in 2013, covers approximately 7,800 acres inside the Santa Ynez Valley. It shares its eastern boundary with Los Olivos District.

Climate and soils

North–south hills to the west shelter it from the strongest Pacific winds. In the TTB rulemaking it is warmer than Sta. Rita Hills to the west and cooler than Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara to the east. More than 95 percent of the area is a single soil association of well-drained sands and clay loams.

Facts on this page come from the TTB rulemaking: read the rule in the Federal Register

The facts

Established
November 1, 2013
Regulation
27 CFR 9.230
Final rule
T.D. TTB-116, 78 FR 60693
Area
7,800 acres
Lies within
Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast

Dates are the effective dates of the federal rules. Acreage is shown only where a rule states the total.

Wineries and tasting rooms in Ballard Canyon

Piazza Family Wines

Winery in Solvang

Syrah, Grenache, Graciano, Cabernet Sauvignon

By appointment

Rusack Vineyards

Winery in Solvang

Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, Merlot

By appointment

Also making Ballard Canyon wine

Located elsewhere, with vineyards or wines from this AVA according to their own websites.

Beckmen Vineyards

Winery in Los Olivos

Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Counoise

Clementine Carter Wines

Tasting room in Los Alamos

Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Syrah, Mourvèdre

Cordon of Santa Barbara

Tasting room in Solvang

Horizon Cellars

Tasting room in Los Olivos

Syrah, Petite Sirah, Grenache, Mourvedre

Kaena at The Ranch

Tasting room in Solvang

Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Syrah, Viognier

Montemar Winery

Tasting room in Lompoc

Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, Grenache

Piazza Family Wines

Tasting room in Los Olivos

Syrah, Grenache, Graciano, Cabernet Sauvignon

Saarloos + Sons

Tasting room in Los Olivos

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Petit Verdot

Skyenna Wines

Urban tasting room in Santa Barbara

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault

Stolpman Vineyards

Tasting room in Los Olivos

Syrah, Roussanne

Tensley Wines

Tasting room in Los Olivos

Syrah, Clairette Blanche, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Tomi Cellars

Winery in Buellton

Syrah, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Albariño

Transcendence Wines

Winery in Lompoc

Syrah, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Grenache

By appointment

tercero wines

Tasting room in Los Olivos

Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, Cabernet Franc

the Central Coast Group Project

Winery in Buellton

Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Merlot

By appointment

Named vineyards in Ballard Canyon

19 vineyards, named by the wineries that farm or buy from them and by the federal rulings. Working farms, not places to visit; where we list the winery tied to one, it is linked.

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