At Babcock, you can shop vintage clothes and records in the tasting barn between pours. You can ride a horse through the vines at Buttonwood (Friday to Sunday), feed the animals at the Folded Hills Farmstead (weekends) or at Vega, or catch live music at Brick Barn on Wednesday evenings and at weekends.
The short version
- Shoppers who also drink wineBabcock's tasting barn
- Riders who'd rather not driveButtonwood, Friday to Sunday
- Kids (and goat people)Folded Hills or Vega
- Wine with a soundtrackBrick Barn, Wednesdays and weekends
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
- 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
- SatNov 7Beaver Dam Analogs workshop at Jalama Canyon Ranch · Visit White Buffalo Land Trust, with SLO Beaver Brigade and Nature's Engineers
Aimed at landowners, restoration practitioners and students. The events list calls it two-day; the event page says one full day. · $175 (limited scholarships) · by White Buffalo Land Trust, with SLO Beaver Brigade and Nature's Engineers
Map
Map loads here. Each listing also has a Directions link.
Scroll the list and the map follows.
Which winery has a vintage shop?
A tasting barn that is also a vintage shop, in the Sta. Rita Hills.
-
Editor's pickTasting barn with a vintage shop and lounge · Sta. Rita Hills
Babcock Winery & Vineyards
95 pts JebDunnuck.com on the 2022 Ocean's Ghost Pinot Noir
Bryan Babcock helped found the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. His wife Lisa, a former fashion executive, turned the winery warehouse into a tasting barn full of vintage finds. Soulstruck Vintage sells clothing, furniture, art and records while 70s and 80s songs play. Pick from two tasting flights, buy a glass and browse. It is pet friendly, and there is grass under the oaks for a picnic (outside food stays out of the tasting room).
Go if records and vintage finds go with your Pinot.
- Open
- Open every day. Sun–Thu 11am–5pm; Fri & Sat 11am–5:30pm
- Booking
- No reservations for 7 or fewer
- Getting there
- Out on Highway 246, about 12 min by car from Old Town Lompoc
Go for A picnic · A drop-in visit
More details
Connections Bryan Babcock was one of three names on the 1998 petition that created the Sta. Rita Hills AVA, with Richard Sanford and Wes Hagen. Source
Press Jeb Dunnuck gave its 2022 Ocean's Ghost Pinot Noir 95 points. JebDunnuck.com
- Two tasting flights, plus wine by the glass or bottle
- Soulstruck Vintage: clothing, furniture, art and records for sale
- Pet friendly
- Bring a picnic for the grass; no outside food inside, no coolers or outside alcohol
5175 East Highway 246, Lompoc, CA 93436 · 805-736-1455
Which wineries offer trail rides, animal feeding or tractor rides?
Working farms where wine is only part of the visit.
-
Courtesy of Buttonwood Farm Winery & Vineyard, photo by Heather Daenitz, Press kit Farm winery with garden tastings and trail rides · Edge of Solvang
Buttonwood Farm & VineyardBook
A 107-acre farm on Alamo Pintado Road, founded in 1968 as a horse operation. The vineyard came later, alongside olives, pomegranates, peonies and the peaches it is known for. Tastings are 90 minutes, served at your table in the garden or on the patio. It calls itself family and dog friendly. From Friday to Sunday you can also take a guided horseback ride through the vines.
Go if you want a garden tasting and a horseback ride on the same day.
- Open
- Open every day. Outdoor tastings daily 11am–4pm
- Booking
- Walk-ins space permitting; book ahead at weekends
- Getting there
- On Alamo Pintado Rd north of the village, about 2 min by car from Copenhagen Dr
Go for Patio time · A drop-in visit
More details
What's new Jun 2026: launched weekend horseback trail rides through the vineyard, finishing with a glass in the tasting room.
- Outdoor tastings 11am–4pm daily; $30 for 90 minutes, served at your table
- Family and dog friendly
- Guided vineyard trail rides Fri–Sun; riders at least 48 inches tall
- Live music in the garden on Saturdays
- Peaches, olives, pomegranates and peonies grow on the farm
1500 Alamo Pintado Road, Solvang, CA 93463 · 805-688-3032
-
Winery on a working ranch, with a farm-animal Farmstead · Gaviota
Folded Hills (Homestead & Farmstead)
Folded Hills has two separate ways to meet its animals. The Farmstead (walk-in hangout, no fee listed): across the road from the Homestead tasting room, open Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 5pm. Walk in, scratch ears and feed the animals: Kunekune pigs, goats, miniature donkeys, llamas, sheep, a mini Highland cow named Hubba Bubba and Peaches, a rescue mini Jersey cow. No admission price or booking is listed, and the Farmstead page publishes no visitor rules beyond that. It also has U-pick fields, a farm shop with produce and baked goods, and room for a picnic. Private Ranch Tours & Tastings (paid, booked ahead): George the camel, Zazu the zebra and the Clydesdales live on the private ranch and are only met on one of these. The VIP Off-Road Ranch Tour is $150 per person, 2 hours, 1 to 5 guests, 21 and over, daily at 11am or 2pm, prepaid on Tock, with a 5-wine tasting at the lake dock. The Behind-the-Scenes Private Hike is $125 per person, 3 hours, up to 10 guests, no age limit, daily at 10am, booked by email. On weekdays, Corks & Critters ($50 per adult, $15 per child) pairs a guided tasting with a U-pick and animal feeding for kids.
Go if the kids want to feed farm animals.
- Open
- Open every day. Tasting room daily 11am–4pm; Farmstead Sat & Sun 11am–5pm
- Booking
- Walk-ins welcome; reservations encouraged
Go for A picnic · A drop-in visit
More details
What's new Oct 2026: named 2026 USA Winery of the Year by USA Wine Ratings. Golden Hour ends Oct 23 with a vinyl Friday, so the last live-music Golden Hour of 2026 has passed.
- Well-behaved dogs welcome outside the tasting room, on a leash (none on private experiences)
2323 Old Coast Highway, Gaviota, CA 93117 · 805-694-8086
-
Editor's pickWinery, farm restaurant & animal feeding zoo · Edge of Buellton
Vega Vineyard & FarmReserve
94 pts Vinous on the 2023 Dal Prato
A historic 1853 ranch on Santa Rosa Road, with the valley's most complete set-up for a family day. Kids get Pop's Place, a dedicated area with a playground, cabanas and a food truck, and the Animal Feeding Zoo, where they can hand-feed chickens, goats, pigs, emus and sheep. Visiting the animals is free, and you can buy lettuce to feed them ($5 a bundle). The animals sleep after sundown, so go in daylight. Adults get a full-service farm restaurant and Steve Clifton's wines. One rule: in the restaurant and tasting room, kids stay at the table.
Go if the kids need food, a playground and goats.
- Open
- Lunch daily from 11am; weekend brunch from 10am (closing times differ across its own pages, so check Tock)
- Booking
- Book a table or tasting on Tock
- Getting there
- Just south of Highway 101 on Santa Rosa Rd, about 2 min by car from Avenue of Flags
Go with The dog · A group
More details
What's new May 2026: its 2024 Vermentino won gold at the International Vermentino Wine Competition in Sardinia. Thanksgiving feast Nov 26, 2026 ($95, kids 3–12 $55).
Press Billy Norris gave its 2023 Dal Prato 94 points. Vinous, Aug 29 2025
- Feed the animals: visits free, lettuce $5 a bundle or 3 for $12; no visits after sundown
- Tractor rides at weekends
- Kids welcome; restaurant rules apply, so kids stay seated in the tasting room and restaurant
- Dogs welcome after you sign its dog policy; max 2 dogs for groups of 8 or more
- Vega Experience Menu (chef's tasting menu) or family-style menu for 8+ at $38 a head
- Tasting flight $25; premium flight $50
9496 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton, CA 93427 · 805-688-2415
-
Editor's pickWinery with a farm-to-table restaurant · Outside Santa Ynez
Roblar Winery & VineyardsReserve
95 pts Wine Enthusiast on the 2023 Cabernet Franc Reserve
The closest thing in the valley to a restaurant that makes its own wine. Executive chef Terri Buzzard cooks from Roblar Farm next door and changes the menu about every two months. Lunch runs Monday to Saturday, supper is Thursday and Friday only, and Sunday is brunch. The wood-fired pizzas are a Friday and Saturday thing. Book ahead, since lunch here is the reason most people come.
Go if you want a real meal with your tasting.
- Open
- Lunch Mon–Sat 11am–4:30pm; supper Thu & Fri 5–6:30pm; Sunday brunch 10am–3:30pm
- Booking
- Reservations on Tock (8+ should book; 16+ call)
- Getting there
- On Roblar Ave at Hwy 154, about 9 min by car from Sagunto St in Santa Ynez
Go for Brunch
More details
What's new Oct 2026: the fall menu is on, with delicata squash and burrata and a fall squash risotto. This year's last Live Music Friday is Oct 23.
Press Matt Kettmann gave its 2023 Cabernet Franc Reserve 95 points. Wine Enthusiast
- Produce from Roblar Farm, next door
- Named the #1 winery restaurant in the US in USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice 2025
3010 Roblar Avenue, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 · 805-686-2603
Where is there live music and something to look at?
Bands, caves and courtyards. Brick Barn and Sunstone are both open daily.
-
Buellton estate with live music and a late close · West of Buellton
Brick Barn Wine Estate
Open until 7pm every day, which is late for valley tasting rooms, and close to Highway 101. Kids get free bubbles (the soap kind) and can buy coloring books. Leashed dogs are welcome but stay off the furniture. Bands play on Wednesday evenings and at weekends. Food is snacks and build-your-own charcuterie, and you can bring your own food but not your own drinks.
Go if you want a late tasting with music, close to Highway 101.
- Open
- Open every day. Daily 11am–7pm
- Booking
- No reservations; first come, first served
Go with The kids · The dog
More details
- Tastings from $30
- Kids welcome: free bubbles, coloring books for sale
- Dogs on a leash, not on the furniture
- Live music every Wine Down Wednesday evening and weekend afternoons
- Snacks and build-your-own charcuterie; outside food OK, outside drinks not
795 West Highway 246, Buellton, CA 93427 · 805-686-1208
-
Bazzy11, CC BY-SA 4.0 Provence-style estate with caves and a picnic lawn · Refugio Road
Sunstone WineryBook
93 pts Wine Enthusiast on the 2022 Teddy's
Lavender and rosemary courtyards, stone barrel caves, and a big lawn with picnic tables under olive and oak trees. Children are allowed with an adult, leashed dogs can use the outdoor spaces, and you can bring a picnic. Food trucks park on Friday, Saturday and Sunday when they are available, and charcuterie and snacks are sold every day.
Go if you want a picnic lawn and barrel caves.
- Open
- Daily 11am–5pm; last seating 4pm
- Booking
- Optional; recommended at weekends
- Getting there
- On Refugio Rd, about 5 min by car from Sagunto St in Santa Ynez
Go with The kids · The dog
More details
What's new Oct 2026: a full-service, chef-driven kitchen is in final preparation at the estate, aiming to open shortly after New Year.
Connections Sunstone's courtyard has hosted some famous I-dos: Mark-Paul Gosselaar (2012), Pitch Perfect's Anna Camp and Skylar Astin (2016), JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers (May 2022) and Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams (Aug 2022). Source
Press Wine Enthusiast gave its 2022 Teddy's 93 points. Wine Enthusiast
- Tasting flight $30
- Children allowed, supervised by an adult; leashed dogs outdoors
- Bring a picnic; food trucks Fri–Sun when available; charcuterie daily
- Alcohol-free Solis drinks and soft drinks
- Holiday Market Dec 12–13
125 N Refugio Road, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 · 805-688-9463
Live music schedule
Brick Barn has live music every Wednesday evening and weekend afternoon, and it stays open until 7pm. Buttonwood has music in the garden on Saturdays. Roblar's Friday sessions under the pergola (5:30pm to 8pm) end on Oct 23. Folded Hills runs Golden Hour on Fridays, 4pm to 7pm (first come, first served, no cost listed) through Oct 23. At Folded Hills the music is vinyl most Fridays, and live bands play only on the last Friday of the month. The 2026 Golden Hour season is over, so there are no more Golden Hour live nights this year.
What's happening this fall?
Sunstone's Holiday Market is Dec 12 and 13. Vega serves a Thanksgiving feast on Nov 26. For December in town, see Solvang at Christmas.
Want more wineries?
This page is about the experience. For a full list by area, see Santa Ynez Valley wineries, the Sta. Rita Hills (where Babcock is) and the Foxen Canyon wine trail.
Plan your day
- MorningBreakfast first: Breakfast in SolvangDanish pancakes to bear claws
- MiddayGo tasting: Wine tasting in SolvangNebbiolo to Rhône in an adobe
- EveningBook dinner: Solvang restaurantsBib Gourmand chicken to aebleskiver
- LateNight out: Solvang happy hoursSpritzes, Industry Night, 8pm deals
- OvernightFind a bed: Solvang hotelsNordic rooms to a 1946 ranch
Your next move
- Book itAn hour on horseback through the vines, then a glass. Book a Buttonwood ride
- Then readBringing the kids? Start here. Family-friendly wineries
- Every ThursdayWhat to eat, where to go and what to book this weekend. Get the weekend note
Good to know
Which winery in Santa Ynez has a vintage shop? Babcock Winery & Vineyards, on Highway 246 west of Buellton toward Lompoc. Its tasting barn holds Soulstruck Vintage, which sells clothing, furniture, art and records. It is open Sunday to Thursday 11am to 5pm, and Friday and Saturday until 5:30pm.
Can you ride horses at a winery in the Santa Ynez Valley? Yes. Buttonwood Farm & Vineyard on Alamo Pintado Road in Solvang runs guided trail rides through the vineyard from Friday to Sunday. Riders must be at least 48 inches tall, and the ride ends with a glass of wine in the tasting room.
Quick answers
What are the most beautiful wineries in the Santa Ynez Valley?
That is subjective, but Sunstone, with lavender courtyards, stone caves and an oak-shaded lawn, and Folded Hills, a 600-acre ranch near the coast, are both built for lingering.
Which wineries have live music in the Santa Ynez Valley?
Brick Barn (Wednesday evenings and weekend afternoons), Buttonwood (Saturdays in the garden), Roblar (Fridays from June to Oct 23) and Folded Hills (Golden Hour, last Friday of the month, April to October; vinyl on other Fridays). See our <a href="/weekend/live-music-santa-ynez-valley/">weekly live music guide</a> for this week's dates.
Sources
tap to open
- Each venue's own website or official page, linked in its listing above.
- Source log with supporting quotes kept on file for every name, hour and price.
Last updated Nov 2, 2026. We list what each winery publishes, plus dated news from regional press. We haven't visited every one this season, and we never copy reviews. Confirm hours and policies before you go.
