| Welcome
to the Brander Vineyard - one of the original vineyards
in Santa Ynez Valley and the producer of world-class
Sauvignon Blanc wines in a variety of styles, as well
as small quantities of hand-crafted Bordeaux-style
red wines. Please visit Our Wines
to read more about the Brander Vineyard wines.
The Tasting Room at the Brander
Vineyard is open for tasting and sales seven days
a week. Tours can be arranged for small groups by
appointment and guests are welcome to enjoy the picnic
grounds. Visit the Tasting
Room section for opening hours and directions;
and the Wine Country section
for suggestions on places to stay and dine, as well
as things to see in the area.
The Sauvignon Blancs have had more
than their 15 minutes of fame in the wine press –
beginning with the heralded first gold medal ever
awarded to a Santa Barbara County wine in 1978. The
new millennium has brought accolades such as Wine
Spectator’s Wine of the Week and “Smart
Buy”, Wine Enthusiast Editors Choice,
scores in the 90’s from many prestigious wine
critics, and even a “best value” from
the renowned New York Times. Visit the Wine
Press for more press clippings.
With
all of the reviews, the Sauvignon Blancs tend to sell
out faster than we can bottle them! And so, with the
2004 vintage for the very first time at Brander, we
used a mobile bottling truck that came to our winery.
We also began to introduce screwtop finishes to some
of our Sauvignon blancs that are best enjoyed in their
youth. With wine, bottles, corks, screwtops, capsules
and labels at the ready, we hooked up to the bottling
line. The glass and wine goes in one side, and the
finished product appears on the other. Not quite magic,
but certainly impressive and satisfying. And allows
us to bottle a higher quantity per day, and so better
keep up with market demand. . Bob Dickey took some
photographs of the occasion - please visit ofoto
to view them.
By signing up for the quarterly
newsletter, you'll be among the first to hear
when the next vintages are released, as well as new
events and updates to the Futures Program.
Members of the Vintage
Clubs, receive Brander Vineyard wines upon release,
as well as invitations to exclusive tastings and other
events.
There's always something happening
at the Brander Vineyard - from the Bouillabaisse Festival
to a new wine release celebration to a winemaker dinner
at a local gourmet restaurant. Visit the Special
Events section to view the calendar of events,
as well as some photographs from past events. |