American Viticultural Area
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Established November 9, 2009 · Inside Santa Ynez Valley
- What sets it apart
- It is the warmest grape-growing part of the valley.
- Grapes you will find most
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Grenache, Syrah
- Named most often by the 23 listings here.
AVA boundaries: UC Davis Library AVA Project.
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, established in 2009, is the furthest-inland part of the Santa Ynez Valley: 23,941 acres of rolling foothills at the valley's eastern end.
Climate and soils
It is the warmest grape-growing part of the valley. A north–south ridge to the west blocks Pacific breezes, and day-to-night temperature swings are wider than elsewhere in the valley. Soils derive partly from serpentine. Elevations run from about 500 feet to about 3,430 feet.
Facts on this page come from the TTB rulemaking: read the rule in the Federal Register
The facts
- Established
- November 9, 2009
- Regulation
- 27 CFR 9.217
- Final rule
- T.D. TTB-82, 74 FR 51772
- Area
- 23,941 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 Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Also making Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara wine
Located elsewhere, with vineyards or wines from this AVA according to their own websites.
Named vineyards in Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
9 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.
- Cimarone VineyardSource
- Crown Point VineyardsCrown Point VineyardsSource
- Grassini VineyardGrassini Family VineyardsSource
- Grimm's Bluff Estate VineyardGrimm's BluffSource
- Happy Canyon Vineyard (Piocho Ranch)Happy Canyon VineyardSource
- McGinley VineyardSource
- Star Lane VineyardStar Lane VineyardSource
- Vogelzang VineyardSource
- Westerly VineyardSource