Santa Ynez Valley

Touring the world-class vineyards of Santa Barbara Wine Country is always a tasty sojourn. Some 40 plus wineries dot the inland region with 12,000 plus acres of planted vines.  Warm days, cool nights and dry summer weather create excellent growing regions here, along with the east/west mountain chain, which serves as a fan from the Pacific.

The Santa Ynez Valley produces world-class wines, including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Reisling, as well as a few Rhone and Italian varietals.

Tasting rooms and tours are available throughout the area, as well as first-class restaurants and gourmet delicatessens to pack up a picnic.  Throughout the year, concerts, dinners and harvest parties make visiting a surreal experience.  Mark your calendar for the annual Vintners’ Festival in April and Celebration of Harvest each October.  The cultural calendar is full here with many choices.

Sprawling ranches and six small, quaint towns make up the Santa Ynez Valley — prized by locals (ranchers, cowboys, winemakers etc.) and visitors alike for its rural-agricultural heritage combined with its sophisticated “wine country” ambiance.

A scenic 40 minute drive north from Santa Barbara, along Lake Cachuma, the Santa Ynez Valley has many renowned thoroughbred horse ranches. Recently, through the movie Sideways, it has become that much more of a destination loved by visitors.

Amidst this relaxed atmosphere, the Santa Ynez Valley bosts a large array of opportunities for the active person.  Golfing, biking, hiking and horseback riding along the open range are all easily enjoyed, as is fishing and boating at nearby Lake Cachuma.

The Santa Ynez Valley offers a wide range of properties choices — from the cozy cottages in the picturesque Danish community of Solvang to the wine tasting room-rich village of Los Olivos, to multi-million dollar ranch estates.  The valley has its own small airport.

Santa Ynez Real Estate values average around $300,000 to $1 million.  Santa Ynez view homes and estates/ranches start at around $1 million and can exceed this fivefold or even tenfold.

If you are interested in real estate here in The Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara, Montecito and our surrounding areas, as well as any other aspects of life here, please don’t hesitate to contact Kevin Schmidtchen at Sotheby’s Int’l Realty.

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Nov 26th	Things to Do in Santa Barbara, California – Solvang, Santa Ynez, Lake Cachuma, Wine Tours
2008	Categories: Santa Barbara Local / Things to Do, The Santa Ynez Valley

Whether you are a local, in town visiting family and/or friends, or here on vacation in Santa Barbara, California, there is never a lack of activities and things to do in our wonderful seaside resort community.  Here below is the sixth installment in a series of articles that point out some of Santa Barbara's most prominent local attractions.  Some of these will be cultural, some dining, some active pursuits and some I am still deciding on.  This sixth installment will be focusing on... Solvang, Santa Ynez, Lake Cachuma and Wine Tours:  Solvang is the biggest "city" in the Santa Ynez Valley and is the "Danish... Read more

Tags: santa barbara things to do, santa barbara wine tours, santa ynez things to do, solvang things to do

Jan 16th	Santa Barbara Real Estate Market Update for the Santa Ynez Real Estate Area – Overall Yearly Sales Statistics for 2007
2008	Categories: Market Statistics / Updates, The Santa Ynez Valley

Santa Ynez Real Estate for January 1, 2007 - December 31st, 2007 I have summarized below an easy to look at brief outline of the overall statistics for the Santa Barbara Real Estate market for the Santa Ynez area: The total number of single family homes sold was 108.  Overall the average sales price in 2007 was at $1,205,703.  The average days on the market were 125 in 2007. The total number of condos / townhomes sold was 15.  Overall the average sales price in 2007 was at $491,467.  The average days on the market were 116 in 2007. The total number of PUDs sold... Read more

Tags: condos, homes, Real Estate News, santa ynez real estate, single family homes