I live in Los Alamos, and here's why it's worth the drive: one Old West main street, six tasting rooms within a quarter mile, Bell's and Pico for dinner, and fewer crowds than Los Olivos. Go Friday to Sunday, when every room pours. On a weekday, Bedford and Clementine Carter are open, though Clementine Carter closes Tuesday.
The short version
- Weekday visitorsBedford Winery, 11am–5pm
- Want every door openFriday to Sunday, when all six rooms pour
- Looking for Casa DumetzNow Clementine Carter, same spot at 388 Bell
- Planners who book aheadBook Dovecote on Tock ($45 or $75 flight)
- Still going after 5Bar Alamo, open until 9pm
This week
- Nov6–8Buellton Fall Festival · Visit Buellton
Avenue of the Flags; Fri 4-10pm, Sat-Sun 12-10pm; carnival rides, live music on two stages; Ales on the Avenue beer and wine tasting Sat (tickets) · Free · by City of Buellton
- FriNov 6NatureTrack Film Festival · Visit NatureTrack Foundation
8th annual; reception 6pm, program 6:45pm at the SYV Grange Hall · $25 · by NatureTrack Foundation
- SatNov 7Alma Rosa Fall Harvest Dinner · Visit Alma Rosa Winery
Winery event; check access on the listing · Not published · by Alma Rosa Winery
- SatNov 7SYV Historical Museum Vaquero Benefit Dinner & Auction · Visit Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum
42nd annual · Tickets (early bird from Aug 1) · by Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum
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Bell Street tasting rooms
Downtown Los Alamos has six tasting rooms, all on Bell Street and all within about a quarter mile of each other on foot. Here they are, west to east.
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Tasting room (formerly Casa Dumetz) · Los Alamos
Clementine Carter Wines
Still looking for Casa Dumetz? This is it. Sonja Magdevski renamed it Clementine Carter in April 2024, and it pours her Grenache and Rhône wines. The patio is shared with Babi's Beer Emporium next door, so the beer drinkers in your crew are covered. It stays open until 7pm Thursday to Saturday, later than most of Bell Street.
Go if Grenache and Rhône wines on a patio shared with a beer hall sound right.
- Open
- Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday; closed Tuesday. Sun 12–6pm; Mon & Wed 12–4pm; Thu–Sat 12–7pm; closed Tue
- Fee
- $40 for six wines
- Booking
- Walk in; reservations for private tastings
Go for Patio time
More details
- Food
- Cheese & charcuterie boards, panini
- What's new
- Jun 2026: started an A to Z grape tasting series (Albariño first, Aligoté in Oct), plus a monthly Friday trivia night
- Six-wine flight $40, waived with a 3-bottle purchase
- Tuesday is the quiet day (closed)
- Shares a patio with Babi's Beer Emporium
388 Bell Street, Los Alamos, CA 93440 · 805-344-1900
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Tasting room & garden patio · Los Alamos
Bedford Winery
Stephan Bedford has made wine for more than 40 years, 11 of them as Rancho Sisquoc's winemaker from 1985. In 1994 he teamed up with grower David Thompson as Bedford Thompson, and Syrah became the signature; he's run it solo since 2003. Walk in any day and take your glass to the garden patio.
Go if it's Monday or Tuesday, or you like Tempranillo and Pinot Gris beside classic Chardonnay.
- Open
- Open every day. Daily 11am–5pm
- Booking
- Walk-ins welcome
Go for A drop-in visit · Patio time
More details
Connections Bedford's first wines came off the Thompson Vineyard, now Dovecote: he and David Thompson started Bedford Thompson on the ranch in the early 1990s, and the Syrah made both names. Source
- Tempranillo, Pinot Gris, Syrah, Chardonnay
- Garden patio
448 Bell Street, Los Alamos, CA 93440 · 805-344-2107
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Tasting room, low-intervention wine · Los Alamos
Lo-Fi Wines
Same building as Bedford, at 448 "B" Bell, pouring light, low-intervention wines. Slot it in between lunch and dinner.
Go if you like light, low-intervention wines and hate booking ahead.
- Open
- Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday; closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Fri–Sun noon–6pm
- Booking
- No reservations required
Go for A drop-in visit
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Grenache tasting room · Los Alamos
A Tribute to Grace
New Zealand-born Angela Osborne moved to California in 2006 because Grenache won't ripen back home, and named the label for her Nana, Grace Brookes. Her first fruit, in 2007, came from the high-desert Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard. Book ahead: Friday to Sunday it's a $25 five-pour flight for up to 12, with private tastings midweek.
Go if Grenache is your grape: the whole lineup is built around it.
- Open
- Fri–Sun 11am–5pm; midweek private tastings
- Fee
- $25 seasonal flight; $50 library flight
- Booking
- Reservations requested
Go with A group
More details
- Allow
- About 60 minutes
- Seasonal flight $25 (five Grenache tastes); library flight $50
- Groups up to 12; allow about 60 minutes
- Midweek private tasting $50 per person, waived with 6 bottles
490 Bell Street, No. 5, Los Alamos, CA 93440 · 805-633-0598
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Tasting room, estate wines · Los Alamos
Amada Cellars
Ramon and Sandra grow their grapes on the banks of the Santa Ynez River, and this Mercantile Building room pours them inside and out. Insider tip from our founder: grab an outdoor table and watch Bell Street go by. Five wines, $30, Friday to Sunday noon to 6pm.
Go if you like meeting a family label that grows its own grapes.
- Open
- Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday; closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Fri–Sun 12–6pm
More details
- What's new
- Opened April 2025, 23 years after the family planted its first vines (Santa Maria Sun)
- Estate vineyard on the Santa Ynez River
490 Bell Street, Suite 104, Los Alamos, CA 93440 · 805-245-4768
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Winemaker-owned tasting room · Los Alamos
Côtière Wines
Charge while you sip: the Los Alamos Tesla Supercharger (8 stalls) is in this lot at 645 Bell Street. The owner-winemaker grew up in Santa Barbara County, studied atmospheric science and geology at UCSB and released the first Côtière in 2006; sommelier Will Shaban joined in 2019. Insider tip from our founder: it pours by the glass, not just flights.
Go if you like tiny-production wines from across the Central Coast and Napa.
- Open
- Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday; closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Thu–Sun 12–5pm
More details
- Small-lot wines from Santa Barbara, SLO and Napa
645 Bell Street, Ste 101, Los Alamos, CA 93440 · 805-729-0062
More wine on Bell Street
Not tasting rooms, but you can still drink well: a natural-wine garden, a motel bar open until 9pm and the restaurant that pours Lumen.
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Natural wine & beer garden · Los Alamos
Bodega Los AlamosBook
A Bell Street bungalow with a backyard wine and beer garden under the live oaks, pouring natural and organic bottles. Come hungry, because Priedite Barbecue cooks out back. Hours shift with the season; Bodega's Instagram has the week's schedule.
Go if you want natural wine, a beer and barbecue in a garden.
- Open
- Thu–Sun 11am–6pm (changes seasonally)
- Booking
- Walk in
Go for Patio time
More details
Connections Yes, that's the equestrian bathroom Billie Eilish visited: Bodega posted about her sipping wine here, and fans have been following her footsteps to the wallpaper since. Source
Connections Part of Companion Hospitality, Daisy and Greg Ryan's family-run group: Bell's, Bar Le Côte, Bodega and Priedite Barbecue, which started in 2020 as a pop-up in the lot behind Bell's before moving to Bodega. Source
- Food
- Priedite Barbecue pop-up
- What's new
- Oct 2026: Priedite runs burgers and BBQ tacos Thu, Fri and Sun, and a Saturday BBQ Round Up 11am–4pm, first come, first served
- Natural and organic wine and beer, plus goods to take home
273 Bell Street, Los Alamos, CA 93440
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Beer & wine bar at the Alamo Motel · Los Alamos
Bar Alamo
Your nightcap: open until 9pm every night, long after the tasting rooms close. It's the beer and wine bar inside the Alamo Motel, and you don't need a room to drink here. The fire pit and lawn are out back.
Go if the tasting rooms have closed and you want one more glass.
- Open
- Open every day. Mon–Fri 3–9pm; Sat–Sun 12–9pm
- Booking
- Walk in
More details
- What's new
- Oct 2026: still settling in, with a short beer and wine list for now
- Lobby open 8am to 10pm daily
425 Bell Street, Los Alamos, CA 93440 · 805-344-2852
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Restaurant pouring Lumen wines · Los Alamos
Pico at the Los Alamos General StoreReserve
Lumen Wines skips the tasting room and sends you to Pico, the restaurant in the 1880 general store, to try its wines. Book dinner, or grab a bar seat for a glass.
Go if you'd rather taste wine over dinner than at a counter.
- Open
- Open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday; closed Monday, Tuesday. Wed–Sun 3pm–9pm
- Booking
- Reservations via its website / OpenTable
More details
Connections Pico is Will Henry and Kali Kopley's place, and the Lumen on the list is theirs too, made by chief winemaker Vic with Will and Santa Maria Pinot pioneer Lane Tanner. Order a couple of glasses and call it a mini tasting. Source
- Lumen wines, a full bar and a long wine list
458 Bell Street, Los Alamos, CA 93440 · 805-344-1122
Nearby estates, a short drive
None of these is on Bell Street, so you need a car. Dovecote is out Alisos Canyon Road, the one winery inside the Alisos Canyon AVA. Shokrian is about 10 minutes away on Cat Canyon Road. Zaca Mesa and TREAD share one estate out on Foxen Canyon Road, about 30 minutes from Bell Street; their mail goes to Los Olivos, but they are nowhere near its tasting rooms either. Book ahead everywhere except Zaca Mesa's courtyard.
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Estate, Alisos Canyon AVA (by reservation) · Alisos Canyon
Dovecote Estate WineryBook
Own-rooted Rhône vines planted in 1990, and the wine is sold only at the estate. Pick your visit: a flight at The Shack, a historic redwood cabin on Mission Pond ($45 or $75, waived with three bottles), or Bottle Service by the lake, one bottle per two adults for two hours, outside food welcome. Book every guest, drinking or not.
Go if you want an estate visit and Rhône wines you can only buy there.
- Open
- 11am–5pm, book on Tock
- Fee
- $45 or $75 flight
- Booking
- Book on Tock or by phone
Go with The kids · A group
More details
Connections You're tasting on the Thompson Vineyard itself: own-rooted Syrah planted in 1989-91 from Hermitage cuttings, the fruit Ojai, Jaffurs and Tensley made famous. Tino Cervantes has farmed it since day one, and owner Noah Rowles co-wrote the Alisos Canyon AVA petition with Wes Hagen. The family also runs Plenty on Bell in town. Source
- Tasting at The Shack: $45 or $75 per adult, waived with a 3-bottle purchase
- Bottle Service: 1 bottle per 2 adults minimum, 2-hour window; the booking deposit goes toward your wine
- Parties of 1 to 8 on Tock; private events by request
- Kids welcome; no pets except service animals
- Owner and winemaker: Noah Rowles
9229 Alisos Canyon Road, Los Alamos, CA 93440 · 805-350-9699
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Vineyard near Los Alamos (outside the AVA) · Outside Los Alamos
Shokrian Vineyard
An organic vineyard with biodynamic practices, about 10 minutes west of town by car. Tastings run 11am to 3pm for $20; a tour and tasting (10am, 1pm or 3pm) is $85. Email ahead for groups of 10 or more.
Go if organic farming matters to you and you want a vineyard tour.
- Open
- Thu–Sun 11am–4pm, by appointment
- Fee
- $20; tour & tasting $85
- Booking
- Appointment only
- Getting there
- On Cat Canyon Rd, about 10 min by car from Bell St in Los Alamos
Go with A group
More details
- Tasting $20 per person (11am–3pm)
- Tour & tasting $85 (10am, 1pm, 3pm)
- Organic, biodynamic practices
7910 Cat Canyon Road, Los Alamos, CA 93440 · 805-250-9363
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Lori Steed, CC BY-SA 3.0 Estate near Alisos Canyon (outside the AVA) · Foxen Canyon
Zaca Mesa Winery & Vineyards
The easy estate add-on: the courtyard is open daily with no booking, and families are welcome. Flights are $30 (mixed or reds only), and the $45 Reserve flight is waived with a $150 purchase. It's on Foxen Canyon Road, about 30 minutes from Bell Street.
Go if the kids are along or you didn't book anything.
- Open
- Open every day. Daily 11am–4pm
- Fee
- $30–45
- Booking
- Courtyard daily; book the Reserve flight
- Getting there
- Out on Foxen Canyon Rd, about 24 min by car from Grand Ave in Los Olivos and 30 min from Bell St in Los Alamos
Go with The kids
More details
Connections Ken Brown was Zaca Mesa's first winemaker, planted the county's first Syrah there in 1978 and hired Jim Clendenen, Bob Lindquist and Adam Tolmach. He founded Byron in 1984 and now pours his own label in Buellton. Source
- Courtyard: mixed or reds-only flight, $30
- Reserve flight $45, waived with $150 purchase
- Just outside the Alisos Canyon AVA
6905 Foxen Canyon Road, Los Olivos, CA 93441 · 805-688-9339
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Lounge on the Zaca Mesa estate (outside the AVA) · Foxen Canyon
TREADBook
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in a club lounge on the Zaca Mesa property, with leather couches and a terrace facing the San Rafael Mountains. Reserve the Terrace Tasting, Friday to Sunday.
Go if you want Pinot and Chardonnay on a couch with a mountain view.
- Open
- Fri–Sun, by reservation
- Fee
- $30 flight
- Booking
- Reserve the "Terrace Tasting"
- Getting there
- Out on Foxen Canyon Rd, about 24 min by car from Grand Ave in Los Olivos and 30 min from Bell St in Los Alamos
More details
- Lounge & terrace Fri–Sun, reservations
- Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
6905 Foxen Canyon Road, Los Olivos, CA 93441
The Alisos Canyon AVA
The Alisos Canyon AVA is a 5,774-acre wine region just east of Los Alamos, made official in September 2020. It's small: at approval it held nine commercial vineyards (about 238 acres) and one winery [3]. The draw is cool air and sandy, low-clay Careaga Sandstone, which suits Rhône grapes.
Dovecote, on Alisos Canyon Road, calls itself the heart of the AVA. Zaca Mesa and TREAD sit just east of the line on Foxen Canyon Road, and Shokrian is west of town.
Which day to go
Go Friday, Saturday or Sunday. That's when all six Los Alamos tasting rooms are open.
- Thursday: Clementine Carter (until 7pm), Bedford, Côtière and Bodega.
- Monday: Bedford, plus Clementine Carter until 4pm.
- Tuesday: the quiet one. Bedford is the only tasting room open, and Bar Alamo opens at 3pm.
Restaurants keep short weeks too, so line up dinner with our Los Alamos restaurants guide.
The walking crawl
Park once and do the Los Alamos tasting crawl on foot. Clementine Carter to Côtière is only about a quarter mile [1].
- Lunch: Bodega (273 Bell), with Priedite Barbecue out back.
- Walk east: Clementine Carter at 388, then Bedford and Lo-Fi, both at 448.
- The Mercantile Building (490): A Tribute to Grace and Amada.
- The far end: Côtière at 645.
- Night: dinner at Bell's or Pico, or a last glass at Bar Alamo until 9pm.
Staying over? Here's where to stay in Los Alamos.
Bottles to go
Want a bottle for the room or a picnic? Three Bell Street spots sell wine to go. Insider tip from our founder, Tony Michael: both of the town's markets have good wine for grab and go, and so does Pico.
- Pico at the Los Alamos General Store, 458 Bell Street, (805) 344-1122. The 1880 general store has a retail wine shop: Pico says it has "over 800 wines on our list and the walls of our retail shop", heavy on small-production bottles alongside area producers [4]. Open Tuesday 5pm to 9pm and Wednesday to Sunday 3pm to 9pm.
- Los Alamos Market, 405 Bell Street, (805) 344-2291. A grocery with produce, liquor and the R&B Meats deli counter inside, so you can pick up a tri-tip sandwich with the bottle. Its state license covers beer, wine and spirits to take away [5] [6].
- Collins Market & Deli, 290 Bell Street, (805) 344-6755. The market with the gas pumps at the west end of Bell Street, with a deli that serves hot food every day from opening. Its state license covers beer and wine to take away [5] [7].
Neither market posts its hours online, so call before a late run.
Old names, new names
A few Los Alamos wineries have changed names or moved. Casa Dumetz became Clementine Carter Wines in April 2024, at the same 388 Bell Street address [2]. Martian Ranch's tasting room has closed. Scar of the Sea pours in San Luis Obispo, not Los Alamos, though its winemakers make Skyview's estate rosé. Frequency Wines is in Santa Barbara, and Municipal Winemakers has no Los Alamos room. For estates outside town, see the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail, which runs north toward Los Alamos.
Drum Canyon back road
You can drive from Los Alamos straight to the Sta. Rita Hills wineries, and the back way is the fun one. Drum Canyon Road starts as Centennial Street in town and crosses the Purisima Hills to Highway 246. Bell Street to Dierberg's tasting room is 7.9 mi (19 min) and to Spear 10.2 mi (25 min), without traffic. Drum Canyon Road is narrow and twisty, one lane each way, so take it slow.
Have breakfast on Bell Street, then taste at Dierberg, Spear or Pence (book Spear and Pence ahead). Our Drum Canyon wine route has the day plan both ways, and Sta. Rita Hills wineries covers the rest of the AVA.
Plan your day
- MorningBreakfast first: Santa Ynez Valley breakfast and brunchTown by town, with hours
- MiddayGo tasting: Drum Canyon Road wine routeBack-road Pinot to a Los Alamos lunch
- EveningBook dinner: Los Alamos restaurantsA Michelin star on Bell Street
- LateNight out: Solvang happy hoursSpritzes, Industry Night, 8pm deals
- OvernightFind a bed: Where to stay in Los AlamosStagecoach hotel to pirate-ship suite
Your next move
- Book itThe one estate visit worth planning around: own-rooted 1990 Rhône vines, bottles sold only there. Book Dovecote
- Then readBell Street is as good for dinner as it is for wine. Where to eat in Los Alamos
- Every ThursdayWhat to eat, where to go and what to book this weekend. Get the weekend note
Good to know
Which Los Alamos tasting rooms are open on a Monday or Tuesday? Bedford Winery is open daily, 11am to 5pm. Clementine Carter is open Monday noon to 4pm but closed Tuesday. Bar Alamo opens at 3pm on weekdays. Lo-Fi, A Tribute to Grace and Amada are open Friday to Sunday only, and Côtière Thursday to Sunday.
Do you need reservations for wine tasting in Los Alamos? Mostly no. Bedford welcomes walk-ins and Lo-Fi says no reservations are required. A Tribute to Grace asks you to book, with flights from $25 and groups of up to 12. Clementine Carter takes reservations for private tastings.
Where can you buy a bottle of wine to go in Los Alamos? Three places on Bell Street. Pico at the Los Alamos General Store (458 Bell) has a retail wine shop with over 800 wines on its list and walls. Los Alamos Market (405 Bell) and Collins Market & Deli (290 Bell) both hold state off-sale licenses, and our founder says both have good wine by the bottle to grab and go.
Can you walk between the Los Alamos tasting rooms? Yes. From Clementine Carter at 388 Bell Street to Côtière at 645 Bell Street is about a quarter mile on foot. Park once on Bell Street and walk; the 1880 Union Hotel, Bell's and Pico are on the same stretch.
Los Alamos wine FAQ
How many wineries and tasting rooms are in Los Alamos, CA?
Six on Bell Street: Clementine Carter, Bedford Winery, Lo-Fi Wines, A Tribute to Grace, Amada Cellars and Côtière. Bodega pours natural wine in its garden, Bar Alamo is open until 9pm, and Pico pours Lumen wines. A Tribute to Grace calls itself the town's fifth tasting room; Amada opened in 2025.
Is Casa Dumetz still open?
Casa Dumetz is now Clementine Carter Wines. It rebranded in April 2024 and is still at 388 Bell Street, (805) 344-1900, sharing a patio with Babi's Beer Emporium. A six-wine flight is $40, waived when you buy three bottles. It is closed on Tuesdays.
Does Municipal Winemakers have a tasting room in Los Alamos?
No. Municipal Winemakers does not list a Los Alamos tasting room. Its name comes up because the Alamo Motel's wine bar was once hosted by Municipal Wines. Today that space is Bar Alamo, a beer and wine bar at 425 Bell Street.
What wineries are in the Alisos Canyon AVA?
Dovecote Estate Winery, on Alisos Canyon Road, calls itself the heart of the AVA. When TTB approved the 5,774-acre AVA in 2020 it counted one winery and nine vineyards inside. Zaca Mesa, TREAD and Shokrian are nearby but outside the boundary.
How much is a tasting at Dovecote?
A flight at The Shack on Mission Pond is $45 or $75 per adult, waived with a three-bottle purchase. Bottle Service by the lake requires one bottle per two adults. Book on Tock or call 805-350-9699.
What is Los Alamos, CA known for?
Bell Street. This Old West main street has tasting rooms within a short walk, the 1880 Union Hotel, and Bell's, which holds one Michelin Star. It's the Los Alamos in Santa Barbara County, not the New Mexico one, with fewer crowds than Los Olivos. Book dinner first, then walk the crawl.
Where is Los Alamos, California?
In northern Santa Barbara County, right off US-101 between Buellton and Santa Maria: about 14 miles, 17 minutes without traffic, north of Buellton, and 17 miles, 22 minutes, from downtown Solvang. Take the back road over the hills on Drum Canyon, or see where to stay in Los Alamos.
Sources
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- OpenStreetMap routing (FOSSGIS): walking and driving distances.
- Clementine Carter Wines, Visit
- TTB final rule: Establishment of the Alisos Canyon Viticultural Area (Federal Register, Aug 25, 2020); 27 CFR 9.270; boundary from the UC Davis AVA project
- Pico Los Alamos, Wine Shop and Reservations (hours)
- California ABC, active off-sale retail licenses, Los Alamos (Los Alamos Market, Type 21; Collins Market, Type 20)
- Los Alamos Market on Facebook (address, phone, description)
- Collins Market & Deli on Facebook (phone, hot food, gas pumps)
- Insider tip: our founder, Tony Michael, who lives in Los Alamos, on wine to go at the two markets and Pico.
- Each winery's own website, linked from its card above. Hours and fees change with the season, so check before you go.
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