Best Santa Barbara Wines for Summer

Looking for the perfect wine pairing for your next summer soirée? Don't show up empty handed!

Browse our selection of crisp & refreshing Santa Barbara white & rosé wines to kick off your summer!

 

Margerum Santa Barbara Country Rose & M5 white

MARGERUM SANTA BARBARA COUNTY RIVIERA ROSE

This Rosé is the perfect wine to accompany picnics, dinners, and BBQs. This Rosé is dry and crisp on the palate, its fruit is balanced with some mouth-watering acidity.  Produced and bottled by our local favorite Margerum Wine Company, this rosé is a summer staple!
Alma Rosa St. Rita Hills Chardonnay

Alma Rosa STA. RTA Hills Chardonnay

Alma Rosa is deeply rooted in the winemaking history of the Sta. Rita Hills in Santa Barbara. Their home ranch, El Jabali, was one of the first certified organic vineyards on the central coast. This rich white wine shows notes of Meyer lemon, key lime, wet gravel, and fig.

Margerum Santa Barbara m5 White wine

Margerum M5 White

#30 on Wine Enthusiast's Top Wines of 2020!

A summer classic - perfect for your next BBQ or picnic with loved ones. Doug Margerum has been involved in the Santa Barbara food and wine scene for over 35 years. The philosophy behind Margerum winery is to return winemaking to its previous form of production - handcrafted and personal. They produce limited quantities of wines made from grapes grown on both their Estate vineyard and grapes purchased from other top vineyards from in and around Santa Barbara County. 

 

Rusack Santa Barbara County chardonnay on wood table

Rusack Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

The truly distinctive flavors from the cool Northern and Western extremes of Santa Barbara County come together in this Chardonnay. Honeydew melon, Asian pear, orange blossom, as well as citrus notes, are highlighted in this appealingly crisp white wine.  

Rusack Winery was established in 1995 by the husband and wife team of Geoff Rusack and Alison Wrigley Rusack, their forty-eight acre Ballard Canyon estate is planted with twenty-one acres of grapes. In addition to its own estate fruit, Rusack also sources Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes from some of the premier vineyards on the central coast.