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 ...

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...

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...