Santa Barbara County Vineyards
Jackson Family Wines
Jackson Family Wines owns and farms eleven vineyards in Santa Barbara County. Highlighted in this Storymap are four standout vineyards, other vineyards include: Sainz, Mission Peak, Mission Hills, Neely, Machado, Hapgood-Acin, and 3D
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CAMBRIA
SUB-AVA
Santa Maria Valley
PLANTED ACREAGE
Chardonnay: 990.50 acres
Pinot Noir: 335.79 acres
Viognier: 7.35 acres
Syrah: 6.92 acres
Total acreage: 1340.56 acres
ELEVATION
Max: 890 ft
Min: 431 ft
PRIMARY SOIL TYPE
Ancient sedimentary soils
SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS
California Certified Sustainable Winery (CCSW)
Sustainability in Practice (SIP)
KEY WINES SOURCED
Cambria
Ex Post Facto
Kendall-Jackson
Nielson
Siduri
ALTERNATIVE VINEYARD NAMES
Camelot
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Perched atop the Santa Maria Bench, an elevated plateau above the Sisquoc River, the Cambria Estate vineyard is perfectly situated to catch the consistent afternoon breezes facilitated by the valley’s west-to-east (transverse) orientation toward the cool waters of the Pacific Ocean. This “refrigerated sunshine” leads to a long, cool growing season which allows for gentle ripening and preservation of acidity in the fruit. Planted approximately 2/3 to Chardonnay and 1/3 to Pinot Noir, including nearly 500 acres of own-rooted plantings from the early 1970s, with small parcels of Syrah, Viognier and Pinot Gris.
MISSION TRAILS
AVA
Santa Barbara County
PLANTED ACREAGE
Chardonnay: 467 acres
Pinot Noir: 13 acres
Total acreage: 480 acres
ELEVATION
Max: 643 ft
Min: 496 ft
PRIMARY SOIL TYPE
Primarily sandy loams
SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS
California Certified Sustainable Winery (CCSW)
Sustainability in Practice (SIP)
KEY WINES SOURCED
Kendall-Jackson
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Planted from 1996 to 1998 almost entirely to Chardonnay with an additional 13 acres of Pinot Noir, the Mission Hills vineyard has been a key source of consistently excellent fruit for KJ VR Chardonnay since its inception. The Los Alamos Valley, while not an official AVA, is the most inland of Santa Barbara’s three transverse valleys and is slightly warmer than Santa Maria Valley to the north and Sta. Rita Hills to the south and west, but still benefits from cooling afternoon maritime breezes.
BARHAM (BAR-M)
AVA
Santa Barbara County
PLANTED ACREAGE
Chardonnay: 495.03 acres
Syrah: 5.23 acres
Total acreage: 500.26 acres
ELEVATION
Max: 1.055 ft
Min: 723 ft
PRIMARY SOIL TYPE
Fine ancient sands
SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS
California Certified Sustainable Winery (CCSW)
Sustainability in Practice (SIP)
KEY WINES SOURCED
Diatom
Kendall-Jackson
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Named for the cattle brand which hung on the original barn on the property, the Bar-M vineyard has been a key source of cool-climate Chardonnay for the entire Kendall-Jackson brand architecture. Bar-M is also a key source for Diatom, drawn from the N blocks and planted to Chardonnay clone 76. Fine, ancient sands dominate the soil profile of this vineyard. The Los Alamos Valley, while not an official AVA, is the most inland of Santa Barbara’s three transverse valleys and is slightly warmer than Santa Maria Valley to the north and Sta. Rita Hills to the south and west, but still benefits from cooling afternoon maritime breezes.
PERILUNE
SUB-AVA
Sta. Rita Hills
PLANTED ACREAGE
Pinot Noir 86.2 acres
Chardonnay 25.8 acres
Syrah 4.8 acres
Total acreage: 116.8 acres
ELEVATION
Max: 1,059 ft
Min: 559 ft
PRIMARY SOIL TYPE
Eroded Botella Clay Loam
SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS
California Certified Sustainable Winery (CCSW)
Sustainability in Practice (SIP)
KEY WINES SOURCED
Diatom
Brewer-Clifton
Siduri
ALTERNATIVE VINEYARD NAMES
Sta. Rita Hills Vineyard
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Planted in 2017 primarily to Pinot Noir (90 acres) and Chardonnay (22 acres), with a small amount of Syrah planted in the sandiest blocks. The Perilune Vineyard occupies a variety of aspects and exposures within a relatively narrow canyon in the northern reaches of the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. Soils are primarily sandy loam, and the climate is kept cool by afternoon sea breezes which penetrate inland owing to the valley’s west-to-east (transverse) orientation toward the Pacific Ocean.
