Some of the best wines in the world come from Santa Ynez Valley, which is located in the county of Santa Barbara, California. This one particular wine region has won plenty of competitions all around the world. Santa Ynez is quite a “hub” for New World wines. In this place, there is a small town called Los Olivos, which is the home of a wonderfully unique winery called Sobriquet Winery. The winery deals with smaller lots of higher quality grapes that come from either Santa Ynez or other nearby vineyards. Wine maker and owner Chris Stanton has had years of experience making wines in wineries in both Napa and Santa Barbara Counties. All of his grapes are selected with great care and his wine is aged in French oak from reputable cooperages.

Sobriquet Winery has a list of red and white wines that will leave you wanting more. You can buy them from the website. This would include a 2008 Pinot Noir that won the Bronze Medal at the San Francisco International Wine Competition and received 93 Points from Wine Enthusiast. As most wine lovers are aware, Pinot Noir requires a wine maker with a real talent and passion to have his wine succeed. Chris Stanton brings this passion and intimate understanding of Pinot Noir to his 2008 bottle. The 2008 is one of those really good Pinot Noir wines that one just cannot live without.

In addition to the Pinot Noir, you can also find one of the best Chardonnay wines of the Santa Ynez Valley on the same Sobriquet Winery website. The wine is made from grapes Chris got from the Sierra Madre Vineyards in Santa Maria Valley. He chose this vineyard, in particular, because of the grapes’ great terroir. Another wine with accolades, the Chardonnay has won the Double Gold at the San Francisco International Wine Competition and received 90 Points from the critics at Wine Enthusiast.