Wine Tasting Room

1.5oz 3oz Glass Bottle

2016 Dry Riesling $3.75 $7.00 $13.00 $48 Rodney’s Vineyard, Santa Barbara County 89 points from Wine Advocate

2017 Marcella’s $3.25 $6.00 $11.00 $40 Santa Barbara County 90 points from Wine Enthusiast

2016 Viognier $5.00 $9.50 $18.00 $68 Rodney’s Vineyard, Santa Ynez Valley 92 points from Wine Spectator

2017 Sierra Madre Chardonnay $5.00 $9.50 $18.00 $68 Sierra Madre, Santa Maria Valley 91 points & Editors' Choice from Wine Enthusiast

2017 Ashley’s Chardonnay $5.00 $9.50 $18.00 $68 Ashley’s Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills 93 points from Wine Enthusiast

2017 Pinot Noir $4.25 $8.00 $15.00 $40 Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County 91 points from Vinous

2016 Bien Nacido Pinot Noir $6.75 $13.00 $25.00 $98 Bien Nacido Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley 95 points from Wine Enthusiast

2017 The Big Easy $5.00 $9.50 $18.00 $68 Santa Barbara County 91 points from Vinous

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1.5oz 3oz Glass Bottle

2016 Grenache Blanc $3.75 $6.50 $12.00 $46 Rodney’s Vineyard, Santa Ynez Valley 89 points from Wine Enthusiast

2015 Inspiration $3.75 $7.50 $14.00 $48 Santa Barbara County 91 points from Antonio Gallonis Vinous

2016 Syrah-Cabernet $5.00 $9.50 $18.00 $68 Santa Barbara County 90 points from Jeb Dunnuck

2015 Revelation $5.00 $9.50 $18.00 $68 Rodney’s Vineyard, Santa Ynez Valley 93 points from Wine Enthusiast

2015 Bien Nacido Syrah $7.75 $15.00 $28.00 $110 Bien Nacido Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley 92 points from Vinous 93 points from Wine Enthusiast 93 points from Jeb Dunnuck

History

Driving north along the pastoral Foxen Canyon Wine Trail feels like traveling back to California’s early days. Rolling hills frame vast meadows, deer & wildlife roam free & pristine landscapes stretch as far as the eye can see. This peaceful environment enticed the late Fess Parker into buying a 714-acre ranch here back in 1988 where he initially planned to run cattle, plant a few grapes to sell to other vintners & establish a small winery. The Texas-born actor, who played the television roles of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone in the 1950s and 1960s, had moved his family to Santa Barbara in the early 1960s & begun construction of a bluff-top home. When heavy rains caused it to collapse onto the beach, he revised his plans & headed inland.

Parker, an only child, dreamed of starting a family business that he could pass on to future generations. He asked his children to join him. Eli, his son, started as assistant winemaker & spent three years under the tutelage of acclaimed enologist Jed Steele before taking the helm. Completed in 1994, the winery & tasting room are loosely designed after an Australian sheep station.

Eli Parker & his sister Ashley continue to stay involved as stewards of the family’s vision for the winery while Ashley’s husband Tim Snider serves as President & oversees day-to-day operations. The family’s vineyard is the 120- acre Rodney’s Vineyard, named after Fess Parker’s late son-in-law, at the 714-acre Foxen Canyon Road estate where the winery is located.