| Santa Barbara is one of the more scenic areas in | | | | spend all of your time hitting the wineries or you |
| what is technically known as Southern California. | | | | would prefer to see some other historic places, |
| Touring the area with a professional service is | | | | Spencer's will be happy to arrange your stops for |
| definitely the best way to get out on the tasting | | | | you. |
| trail. | | | | The movie "Sideways" was filmed and took place |
| Touring Wineries in Santa Barbara, California | | | | in the Santa Barbara region, so many wine and |
| Santa Barbara is a beautiful coastal city located in | | | | movie lovers have come to this area in order to |
| the middle region of California. Billing itself as the | | | | see the Sideways Wine Tour in person. As Santa |
| "American Riviera", Santa Barbara is directly | | | | Barbara tours go, this is a great choice. You can |
| between Los Angeles and San Francisco, making | | | | see many of the region's 100 wineries as well as |
| it a great place to visit no matter where in the | | | | follow the footsteps of the main characters of |
| state you are staying. With many different shops | | | | the film. 18 stops are included in this self-guided |
| and a great nightlife, as well as beautiful views of | | | | tour (which will be followed by Spencer's upon |
| the ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains, this | | | | request) - they range from the "Ostrich Park" to |
| area is a perfect spot for your next California trip. | | | | many different wineries such as the Andrew |
| If you enjoy wine, you are also in luck. There are | | | | Murray Vineyards and the Foxen Winery. |
| plenty of services to get you from here to there | | | | Spencer's Tours can also arrange for you to stop |
| on the wine trail. | | | | at other attractions in the area - such as the |
| Spencer's Tours (805-884-9700) offers the | | | | town of Santa Ynez, the surrounding mountain |
| services of their luxury vehicles for your next | | | | area, and the Santa Ynez Mission. Also worth |
| wine tour in the area. Trips can last from five to | | | | seeing while enjoying your Santa Barbara tour is |
| eight hours with these personalized tours, and you | | | | beautiful Cachuma Lake, and nature hikes through |
| will be able to enjoy not only the wineries in the | | | | the fields of wildflowers in the region. You can |
| area but also all the natural beauty this region has | | | | choose which of the wineries you want to visit, or |
| to offer. As your guide, Spencer Winston will be | | | | allow Spencer's to help guide you to some of the |
| able to drive you around in his wide variety of | | | | highly thought of wineries and vineyards in the |
| plush vehicles while also explaining the history of | | | | Santa Barbara region. You can also enjoy many |
| the area, as he is a member of the Santa | | | | different tasting rooms, as well as plan for a |
| Barbara Historical Society. Whether you want to | | | | delicious gourmet lunch on the way. |