Bernadette’s guidebook to fun in The Santa Ynez Valley!

Bernadette
Bernadette
Bernadette’s guidebook to fun in The Santa Ynez Valley!

Wine Tasting

Rusack Vineyards is a mile walk to the tasting room!
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Rusack Vineyards
1819 Ballard Canyon Rd
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Rusack Vineyards is a mile walk to the tasting room!
This tasting room features wine from the vines and Villa you see from the Ranch
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Stolpman Vineyards - Los Olivos Tasting Room
2434 Alamo Pintado Ave
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This tasting room features wine from the vines and Villa you see from the Ranch
These vines are just South of our Ranch!
Larner Vineyard & Winery Tasting Room
2900 Grand Ave
These vines are just South of our Ranch!
A BEAUTIFUL venue! Ask for Claire or Ken as your personal wine consultant! They're so much fun!!!
Pence Vineyards & Winery
1909 CA-246
A BEAUTIFUL venue! Ask for Claire or Ken as your personal wine consultant! They're so much fun!!!
A very fun vibe and yummy wines!!
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Carhartt Vineyard
2939 Grand Ave
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A very fun vibe and yummy wines!!
A beautiful venue! A bit of a drive but worth it!!
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Demetria Winery & Vineyard
6701 Foxen Canyon Rd
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A beautiful venue! A bit of a drive but worth it!!
Beautiful tasting room in the most beautiful barn with yummy wines!
Dierberg Star Lane Vineyards
1280 Drum Canyon Rd
Beautiful tasting room in the most beautiful barn with yummy wines!
Very fun venue and great wines!!
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Saarloos And Sons
2971 Grand Ave
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Very fun venue and great wines!!
Great place for families
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Sunstone Winery & Villa
N Refugio Rd
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Great place for families

Food scene

Beautiful and delicious doughnuts! You can even decorate your own!!!
God's Country Provisions
252 E Hwy 246
Beautiful and delicious doughnuts! You can even decorate your own!!!
Delicious steaks in an old adobe vibe!
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Sear Steakhouse
478 4th Place
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Delicious steaks in an old adobe vibe!
Yummy!!! GREAT food & drinks!!
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S.Y. Kitchen
1110 Faraday St
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Yummy!!! GREAT food & drinks!!
Delicious food and the best salads!!
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Los Olivos Wine Merchant Cafe
2879 Grand Ave
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Delicious food and the best salads!!
Deeeelicious!!! Filet Mignon a must!!
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Brothers Restaurant at the Red Barn
3539 Sagunto St
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Deeeelicious!!! Filet Mignon a must!!
Yummy food! GREAT Nordic Salad!!
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Mad & Vin
1576 Mission Dr
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Yummy food! GREAT Nordic Salad!!
YUMMY!!
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Succulent Cafe
1557 Mission Dr
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YUMMY!!
Delicious cheese shop & sandwiches! The most beautifully packaged charcuterie platters!
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The Lucky Hen Larder
1095 Meadowvale Rd
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Delicious cheese shop & sandwiches! The most beautifully packaged charcuterie platters!
Historic steakhouse! YUMMY! Ask for Genevieve for your waitress! She's adorable!
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Hitching Post Wines
420 CA-246
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Historic steakhouse! YUMMY! Ask for Genevieve for your waitress! She's adorable!
Intimate, classy venue with delicious gourmet food & dining experience. ~2019 Michelin Plate Award~
First & Oak
409 1st St
Intimate, classy venue with delicious gourmet food & dining experience. ~2019 Michelin Plate Award~
FANTASTIC sandwiches! Ask for a #12!! Additional locations: Solvang, Santa Ynez and Montecito
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Panino - Los Olivos
2900 Grand Ave
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FANTASTIC sandwiches! Ask for a #12!! Additional locations: Solvang, Santa Ynez and Montecito
Step back in time at The Longhorn!
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Longhorn Coffee Shop & Bakery
3687 Sagunto St
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Step back in time at The Longhorn!
30 minutes from The Ranch, built in 1860, this stagecoach stop was the connection between Santa Barbara mission and the farm San Marcos in the Santa Ynez Valley! Beautiful spot nestled among large boulders with a beautiful creek. Great chili, burgers, tri tips and music!!
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Cold Spring Tavern
5995 Stagecoach Rd
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30 minutes from The Ranch, built in 1860, this stagecoach stop was the connection between Santa Barbara mission and the farm San Marcos in the Santa Ynez Valley! Beautiful spot nestled among large boulders with a beautiful creek. Great chili, burgers, tri tips and music!!
~Michelin Plate Award~
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Plenty on Bell
508 Bell St
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~Michelin Plate Award~
Very yummy!
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Leonardo's Ristorante-Pizzeria
632 Alamo Pintado Rd
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Very yummy!
Cecco Ristorante
475 1st St
Yummy!

Shopping

My go to place for the most amazing & fun vintage finds!!! You'll love Valerie & Claire!
Valerie's Vintage & Supply Co.
3568 Sagunto Street
My go to place for the most amazing & fun vintage finds!!! You'll love Valerie & Claire!
Wonderful local grocery store. GREAT cuts of meat. Tomahawk anyone??
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El Rancho Market
2886 Mission Dr
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Wonderful local grocery store. GREAT cuts of meat. Tomahawk anyone??
BEAUTIFUL venue, with lots of home made items and the most beautiful flower arrangements ever!!
Forage Florals
1095 Meadowvale Road
BEAUTIFUL venue, with lots of home made items and the most beautiful flower arrangements ever!!
very cute clothes!!
Plenty Boutique
1110 Faraday St
very cute clothes!!
A whimsical outdoor-indoor shopping experience!
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J Woeste In Los Olivos
2356 Alamo Pintado Ave
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A whimsical outdoor-indoor shopping experience!
Fun little store!
Los Olivos General Store
2900 Grand Ave
Fun little store!

Kick up your heels!

Saloon & Dance Hall Line dancing anyone?? How many dollars are pinned to the ceiling??
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Maverick Saloon
3687 Sagunto St
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Saloon & Dance Hall Line dancing anyone?? How many dollars are pinned to the ceiling??

City/town information

Just 12 minutes from The Ranch, Solvang is the world famous "Little Denmark", founded in 1911 by a group of Danish immigrants looking for a suitable place to build a school for their children. This magical village has Danish festivals, parades, half timbered buildings, decorative windmills, Danish sausages & pastries, shopping and great restraunts.
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Solvang
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Just 12 minutes from The Ranch, Solvang is the world famous "Little Denmark", founded in 1911 by a group of Danish immigrants looking for a suitable place to build a school for their children. This magical village has Danish festivals, parades, half timbered buildings, decorative windmills, Danish sausages & pastries, shopping and great restraunts.
Just 10 minutes from our ranch... An ADORABLE little village with more than 50 tasting rooms, Los Olivos is the central hub of the valley wine industry. Restraunts, Breweries, art galleries, outdoor music & shopping.
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Los Olivos
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Just 10 minutes from our ranch... An ADORABLE little village with more than 50 tasting rooms, Los Olivos is the central hub of the valley wine industry. Restraunts, Breweries, art galleries, outdoor music & shopping.
Just 15 minutes from The Ranch, looks like an Old West movie set! Great restraunts, antique stores, bakeries, tasting rooms, shopping and boot stompin bars!
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Santa Ynez
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Just 15 minutes from The Ranch, looks like an Old West movie set! Great restraunts, antique stores, bakeries, tasting rooms, shopping and boot stompin bars!
13 miles from The Ranch, Los Alamos has lots of antique stores and is known for attracting foodies! restraunts, tasting rooms, local artisan shops, bakery, tap room and the cool Union Hotel, built in 1880.
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Los Alamos
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13 miles from The Ranch, Los Alamos has lots of antique stores and is known for attracting foodies! restraunts, tasting rooms, local artisan shops, bakery, tap room and the cool Union Hotel, built in 1880.

Other things to do!...

See the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley thru the eyes of a bird! Soar way above the vineyards and marvel the amazing views! * Located in Los Olivos
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Sky's the Limit Ballooning
2432 Railway Ave
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See the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley thru the eyes of a bird! Soar way above the vineyards and marvel the amazing views! * Located in Los Olivos
Pedego Electric Bikes Los Olivos
2948 San Marcos Ave
Ever drive an electric open air little car??
Moke Experience- Solvang
1604 Copenhagen Drive
Ever drive an electric open air little car??
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Vino Vaqueros Horseback Riding
2178 Mora Ave
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This place is awesome!!
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Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and Janeway-Parks Carriage House
3596 Sagunto St
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This place is awesome!!
Just 25 minutes from The Ranch. Very beautiful destination amidst oak woodlands. Picnic areas, boating, boat and kayak rentals, naturalist-guided Wildlife Cruises, fishing and hiking.
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Lake Cachuma
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Just 25 minutes from The Ranch. Very beautiful destination amidst oak woodlands. Picnic areas, boating, boat and kayak rentals, naturalist-guided Wildlife Cruises, fishing and hiking.
A great place to hike!
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Park Nojoqui Falls
3250 Alisal Rd
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A great place to hike!
A great place to hike!!
Grass Mountain Trail head
5100 Figueroa Mountain Rd
A great place to hike!!
Learn the birth of Solvang...
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Elverhøj Museum of History & Art
1624 Elverhoy Way
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Learn the birth of Solvang...
A theatre under the stars! The Sound of Music - June 11 - July5 Little Shop of Horrors - July 10 - August 2 Something Rotten! - August 7 - Sept 6 Tickets and info 805-922-8313
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Solvang Festival Theater
420 2nd St
8 místní doporučují
A theatre under the stars! The Sound of Music - June 11 - July5 Little Shop of Horrors - July 10 - August 2 Something Rotten! - August 7 - Sept 6 Tickets and info 805-922-8313
Have you ever fed an ostrich?
27 místní doporučují
Ostrichland USA
610 E Hwy 246
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Have you ever fed an ostrich?
Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden
151 Sycamore Dr
great lavender field with essential oils and wonderful creams, candles and more!
7 místní doporučují
Clairmont Farm Lavender Co
2480 Roblar Ave
7 místní doporučují
great lavender field with essential oils and wonderful creams, candles and more!
Golf anyone?
6 místní doporučují
River Course at the Alisal
150 Alisal Rd
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Golf anyone?
Rancho San Marcos Golf Course
4600 California 154
Golf anyone??

Fresh Picks

Have you ever had a olive oil tasting?
Rancho Olivos
2390 N Refugio Rd
Have you ever had a olive oil tasting?
Seasonal Pick your own blueberries!!!
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Santa Barbara Blueberries
1980 U.S. 101
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Seasonal Pick your own blueberries!!!
Wednesdays - 1st street in Solvang - 2:30 to 6pm
Solvang Farmer’s Market
1st Street
Wednesdays - 1st street in Solvang - 2:30 to 6pm
purchase fresh picked produce and visit their tasting roon!
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Folded Hills Estate Tasting Room & Winery at the Homestead
2323 Old Coast Hwy
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purchase fresh picked produce and visit their tasting roon!
Wonderful FARM FRESH produce!!! This is the BEST EVER!!! The best lettuce!!
Finley Farms Honor stand
Wonderful FARM FRESH produce!!! This is the BEST EVER!!! The best lettuce!!