Our Grapes

Riverbench Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley AVA
Santa Maria Valley AVA
Riverbench Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley AVA

Riverbench Vineyard was established in 1973, when the first Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes were planted on the bank of the Sisquoc River, known as the Santa Maria Bench. Riverbench Vineyard currently consi...

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Allan Hancock Vineyard
Other Viticulture
Allan Hancock Vineyard

Winemaker Norm Yost has a long history with Allan Hancock College, first as an winemaking instructor and later as an advisory committee member on the Viticulture & Enology Program. He was impressed when ...

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Shoestring Vineyard
Other Viticulture
Shoestring Vineyard

Shoestring Vineyard is located along the Santa Ynez River east of Buellton. The vineyard was planted over ten years ago; Norm formerly worked with the fruit for a custom winemaking project. He’s thrilled wit...

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Nielson Vineyard with Hills in the background
Santa Maria Valley AVA
Nielson Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley AVA

 Nielson Vineyard pays homage to its namesake, Uriel J. Nielson, who in 1964 planted the first commercial vineyard in Santa Barbara County, a region previously considered too cold to grow grapes. Known as a...

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Sierra Madre Vineyard shot with clouds and hills in the background
Santa Maria Valley AVA
Sierra Madre Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley AVA

Sierra Madre Vineyard is the most northern vineyards in Santa Maria Valley, only 15 miles from the coast, and benefits greatly from its unique marine influence. As its proximity to the ocean dictates, the so...

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Solomon Hills vineyard shot
Santa Maria Valley AVA
Solomon Hills Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley AVA

Located just east of highway 101 and Clark Avenue, near the city of Santa Maria, the Solomon Hills Vineyard is the most western vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley winegrowing region. It was planted by the Mi...

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Rio Vista Vineyard shot
Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Rio Vista Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills AVA

Rio Vista is the eastern most vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation and has a warmer microclimate. Norm remembers being flattered when he received a letter of invitation to source grapes from property ...

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Rancho Santa Rosa Vineyard Shot
Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Rancho Santa Rosa Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills AVA

Norm helped to develop this former horse property beginning in 1998, when he relocated to Santa Barbara County to be the winemaker at Foley Estates. Needless to say, he knows the vineyard intimately. Situate...

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Dierberg Vineyard shot
Santa Maria Valley AVA
Dierberg Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley AVA

Flying Goat Cellars was lucky to be one of the first wineries to craft a Pinot Noir from the meticulously farmed Dierberg Vineyard in Santa Maria Valley. Founded in 1997, the family planted twelve “heritage ...

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Bien Nacido Vineyard shot
Santa Maria Valley AVA
Bien Nacido Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley AVA

Bien Nacido Vineyard celebrated 50 years in 2023! Flying Goat Cellars began sourcing grapes from old vines at Bien Nacido Vineyard Block N in 2010. We sourced Martini clone from the original 1973 plantings t...

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Ampelos Vineyard shot
Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Ampelos Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills AVA

In 2016, Flying Goat began sourcing sparkling wine Pinot Noir from Ampelos Cellars Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. Ampelos is the first vineyard in the U.S. to be certified with a “trifecta” in all 3 pr...

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Cool Climate, Santa Barbara County Vineyards
Cool Climate, Santa Barbara County Vineyards

Pinot Noir is all about “place.” When grown with care (and patience!) and treated well at the winery, this grape will express a vineyard and region like no other varietal. We work with very dedicated and pas...

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