Byron Vineyard and Winery

As one of California's preeminent producers of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on Santa Barbara's famed Santa Maria Bench, Byron Vineyard and Winery specializes in small lot, artisan estate winegrowing of the highest quality. The winery's Nielsen Vineyard has been at the epicenter of experimental, cutting-edge viticulture since its inception as the oldest planted vineyard in the region in 1964.

Julia's Vineyard Pinot Noir is always very approachable and open, with lots of fruit and floral expressions. Feminine with a bit of an edge...

- Jonathan Nagy, Winemaker