Discover Santa Barbara County Wines
SAUVIGNON BLANC
SANTA BARBARY COUNTY
Honey, melon, lemon grass, Bartlett & Asian pear lead this open knit 100% Sauvignon Blanc. The palet is midweight, with the buoyancy of fresh, bright acidity, and a complex stony and chalky mouthfeel.
PINOT NOIR
SANTA MARIA VALLEY
Beautifully balanced by freshness, bright acidity; savory, and floral notes of bougainvillea and rose petals, cinnamon stick, five spice. Secondary fruit, offers, rhubarb, sour cherry, along with anise seed and sassafras. Wet cobblestone and dolomitic limestone show the providence of location in minerality. Light and balanced with a tremendous lingering finish.
CHARDONNAY
SANTA MARIA VALLEY
The aromatics are led by citrus flowers, lemon, verbena, tea, Granny Smith, and crab apple tartness, but a slight touch of Troncais spice. Midweight, both taught and mouth filling. It’s both balanced and generous and texture with a pleasant lingering finish.
Santa Barbara County Wines
ALTA MARIA VINEYARDS
Alta Maria was conceived as a place for collaboration, exploration, and growth outside of our family-controlled Estate Vineyards. The name Alta Maria is a tribute to two things that are real and have deep, direct connection. Alta California has been home to my family since 1781. Specifically, the Santa Maria Valley has been our home since 1855. The Ontiveros farming and ranching family is now 10 generations strong. Alta Maria is family owned, we are farmers first, vineyard focused. Our fruit sourcing has expanded, as our proprietary vineyards have, throughout Santa Barbara County through many friends & partnerships. We bring vast experience from our vineyards to the bottle.
Collaboration has always been a component of our story. James’ first partner and college friend, Paul Wilkins, was the former assistant winemaker of Alban Winery, and they were continuously drawn to the quiet treasures of the Santa Maria Valley and Santa Barbara County. Later, James partnered with the Murphy family, whose interest in the area brought them to their project Presqu’ile Winery, just down the road from James’ home ranch. Other partners included the Miller Family the Wagner Family. Collaboration has always been a component of our growth, and we continue to nurture relationships with our industry peers who share a passion for our goal of expressive and approachable wines. The wines are farmed by James Ontiveros and crafted by winemaker, Chris Brown.
THE ARTWORK for Alta Maria Vineyards features hand hewn iron nails used by homesteaders in Santa Maria before the Industrial Revolution introduced mass-produced, machine-cut nails. Despite its lowly function, each nail is unique from the next according the to the conditions in which it was made and the expertise of the craftsman.
