Firestone Vineyards
Santa Ynez Valley
Enjoy a comfortable chauffeured ride as you roam through the vineyards of the Santa Ynez Valley, renowned for its pinots and white wines. Visit in order all of the movie's fine hand-crafted wineries where local experts teach of the delicate process of wine making.
If you wish to see all of the locations, you will need to book a two day tour. We do offer a one day tour but that would not include all of the wineries. Be sure to book overnight lodging at one of the many quaint local B&B's for the full Sideways experience
Group sizes: 4-10 people
Price per person: $ 100.00
Total Tour Time: 5 hours/day
See The FleetAmenities:
- Pick-up and Drop-off wherever is convenient for you.
- Gourmet Lunch
- Plenty of Water
- Comfortable Chauffeured ride large enough to t groups 4-10 people
- Tour guide through the Santa Ynez Valley
- Meet local wine experts and tour the grounds
- Small pets OK
*Customers pay for their own wine tasting.
* 15% Gratuity not included
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I was extremely happy with Sammy's limo service in Santa Barbara. They took great care of us from the time they picked us up to the very minute they dropped us off. We had an amazing time in Santa Ynez and owe it to these limo pros for making it possible. We will be using them again in the near future, guaranteed!
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Firestone Vineyards
5017 Zaca Station Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
Ph: (805) 688 - 3940
Email: tastingroom@firestonewine.com
Open Daily: 10am to 5pm
Tours: Offered daily at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
History
Firestone Vineyard belongs to an entrepreneurial and adventurous family tradition that dates back more than a century to legendary tire innovator Harvey Firestone.
As noted in one biography, “During his lifetime, Harvey S. Firestone rubbed elbows with the likes of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. He was a man whose success exemplified the American dream. No matter how far he traveled, his family farmstead home in Columbiana, Ohio, was never far from his thoughts. Even though he became a business entrepreneur, he never got too far from the land he loved. He was a farmer at heart.”
Harvey Firestone’s love of the land would later become a multigenerational hallmark of the Firestone family.
In the early 1970s, Harvey’s son Leonard, a former United States Ambassador to Belgium, established a family ranch in Santa Barbara County’s rugged Santa Ynez Valley. At the time, Santa Barbara County barely registered on California’s winegrowing radar, but Leonard saw immense potential in the region’s coastal climate and amenable soils. He decided to plant a vineyard, with the initial intent of selling the grapes to North Coast wineries.
Soon thereafter, Leonard was joined by his son Brooks and Brooks’ wife Kate, and together they decided to take their winegrowing adventure to the next level by establishing Santa Barbara County’s first estate winery.
In 1987, Los Angeles Times Magazine noted: “Brooks Firestone’s importance to the California wine industry is first of all historical: He was a pioneer, an inspirer, and expander of possibilities; he took a chance on an untried wine area, then stuck with it and made it pay...”
Today, Firestone Vineyard advances its record of acclaim under the guidance of vintner Bill Foley, who acquired the winery in September 2007.
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