Gainey Vineyard

Wedding Wednesday // Our Vineyard View Lawn makes the perfect space for an al fresco wedding dinner. With vineyards and oaks surrounding the lawn, it creates a magical landscape. Photo: @letsfrolictogether #vineyardwedding #wineryweddings #weddingsatgainey #winecountrywedding

Mother’s Day Rosè// Treat your mom to our clean, fresh 2020 Diane’s Rosè for a Mother’s Day gift. This wine is produced from grapes grown on our Evan’s Ranch property in Sta. Rita Hills. It pairs beautifully with light salads, light pasta dishes, seafood, grilled vegetables and goats’ cheeses. We sell out of this wine every year so be sure to get while we still have it. $28/bottle (non members) $22.40/bottle (members) Order on our website or swing by the winery to purch...ase. #mothersdayrosè #rosè #mothersdaygift #gaineyvineyard

Today's forecast: sunny with a chance of wine Photo: @deborahchadsey.photo #gaineyvineyard #gaineywines #mygaineywine #californiawine #estatewine #santaynez #santaynezvalley #santabarbarawinecountry #visitsyv #winetasting

This has perfect Friday night written all over it. Repost from @lmarks39 #winelover #gaineymerlot #gaineywinery #gaineyvineyard #santaynez #sbcwine #estatewine #californiawines

We are happy to announce we are now booking weddings and events for 2021/2022! We are thankful that our estate allows us to have plenty of large areas to accommodate events safely. Please reach out to our Events Manager, Sunny for more info: [email protected] Photo: @annadelores

From all of us at Gainey Vineyard we wish you a happy Easter. We are closed today so our staff can spend time with their families. We will reopen tomorrow at 11am.

#TBT Today we look back fondly at this BBQ lunch we had for member's at our @evansranchwines vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills. There's something about drinking wine right where it's grown and savoring it with a freshly prepared meal--this combination is so simple yet so memorable. Photo: @deborahchadsey.photo #gaineyvineyard #gaineywines #mygaineywine #californiawine #estatewine #santaynez #santaynezvalley #santabarbarawinecountry #visitsyv #winetasting

93 points! Thanks @wineenthusiast for the great score on our 2018 Limited Selection Pinot Noir. #100percentestategrown #gaineyvineyards #santaynez #santabarbaracountypinot

Happy wine tasters enjoying the beautiful day with us You can make your reservation to taste on our website.

Day #5: 2013 Limited Selection Merlot $65 There’s only nine of these delicious bottles of Merlot from Dan Gainey’s cellar. This wine is crafted entirely from grapes we grow on our Home Ranch in eastern Santa Ynez Valley and delivers classic Merlot characteristics with complex aromas of ripe black cherry, dark plum and boysenberry fruit. You can purchase this in our tasting room in person (open 11am-5pm everyday for retail sales only) or give us a call (805-688-0558) and we will ship it you.

Day #4: 2013 Limited Selection Chardonnay $50 Calling all Chardonnay lovers! We unearthed 11 bottles of this special vintage from Dan Gainey’s private cellar and we are offering it to you for a limited time. You can purchase this in our tasting room in person (open 11am-5pm everyday for retail sales only) or give us a call (805-688-0558) and we will ship it you.

Day #3: 2014 Limited Selection Cabernet Franc $75 We found seven of these bottles in Dan Gainey’s cellar and for a short time we are offering them to you! Cabernet Franc is a black-skinned French wine grape variety that is most famously known as the third grape of Bordeaux. You can purchase this in our tasting room in person (open 11am-5pm everyday for retail sales only) or give us a call (805-688-0558) and we will ship it you.

We are crossing our fingers (and our toes) hoping that we get a solid rainy season this year. In this part of California, we usually get rain from the end of October through the end of April. Normal rainfall gives good shoot (canopy) growth to our vineyards and our vines flourish under these conditions. If you'd like to read more about how rainfall affects wine, check out our blog post on the subject. You'll learn why rain can be positive or negative depending on timing, how Santa Barbara County compares to other growing regions like Napa, what's done in the dry years, and why late Spring rain isn't always good. You can find our Blog on our website.

Day #2: 2014 Limited Selection Sauvignon Blanc $30 Treat your palate to this beautifully aged wine from Dan Gainey’s private cellar. We only have nine of these available so get your bottle before they are all gone! You can purchase this in our tasting room in person (open 11am-5pm everyday) or give us a call (805-688-0558) and we will ship it you.

Get excitedover the next week, we will be offering rare and exclusive wines from Dan Gainey’s private cellar! These exclusive library wines are limited in quantity and hard to find. Day #1: 2014 Late Harvest Riesling (375 ml split) half bottle $60 This wine is so special, we’ve only made it four times in the last 37-years. This sweet wine is meant for sipping and savoring after dinner. Late harvest means we use the juice from grapes that have been left on the vine longer t...han usual. The condensed flavors in this wine will knock your socks off. You can purchase this in our tasting room in person (open 11am-5pm everyday) or give us a call (805-688-0558) and we will ship it you. #gaineyvineyard #cellarwines #estatewine #gaineywine #lateharvestriesling #santaynez #librarywines #hardtofindwines #riesling

Every year, we sell out of our Holiday Gift Boxes. This year, we have an added surprise of COMPLIMENTARY SHIPPING! As many of you know, shipping across the US taking longer than normal this year. So we encourage everyone to purchase your Gainey Gift Box early because we cannot guarantee dates of delivery. Our Deck The Halls Gift Box shown here includes: -2017 Limited Selection Cabernet Sauvignon ... -Arrabiatta Pasta Sauce -Oh! So Garlic! Seasoning -Traditional Italian Oil -Tiramisu Caramels $150 $120 -for Wine Club Member's You can purchase this on our website, or call the tasting room to order (805) 688-0558 See more

First Monday of the New Year and being back to work calls for a glass of Gainey wine. Cheers to things looking up in 2021! #gaineyvineyard #gaineywines #mygaineywine #californiawine #estatewine #santaynez #santaynezvalley #santabarbarawinecountry #visitsyv #winetasting

The winter sunsets around here always stop us in our tracks

Get that apron on, because we have a recipe and wine pairing you're going to love! Pesto Stuffed Chicken Breasts paired w/Gainey Limited Selection Pinot Noir 2-4 chicken breasts, flattened ... 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, grated 1/2 cup Gainey Pantry Basil/Garlic/Pine Nut Pesto 1 cup panko bread crumbs 2-3 TBSP parmesan, grated 1 TBSP Gainey Pantry Rosemary Garlic Seasoning Olive Oil, drizzled on top DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 425-degrees. In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs, parmesan, and rosemary garlic seasoning and set aside. Place chicken breast in a freezer bag and pound until flattened with a rolling pin. Slice horizontally (butterfly) making sure not to slice all the way through. Open chicken breasts and spread a tablespoon of pesto on one half. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Press filling down into meat. Beginning on one side, very carefully roll chicken breast. Drizzle olive oil over top and coat the top and sides with bread crumb mixture. Place seam-side down on baking pan (if possible, use a silicone baking liner the pan). Open your bottle of Gainey Pinot Noir and enjoy with your dinner! To purchase the wine and pantry seasoning products featured in this recipe, please visit our website under SHOP. And if you're a local, come by the tasting room. See more

Did you know the 1992 movie remake of Mice & Men was partially filmed at Gainey? The movie stars @garysiniseofficial and John Malcovitch. It’s about two men who drift through California during the Great Depression, looking for work. The film explores themes of discrimination, loneliness, and the American Dream. See if you can spot the Gainey barn throughout the movie.

We craft our Limited Selection Pinot Noir entirely from grapes grown at our Evan’s Ranch and Rancho Esperanza properties located in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation AVA at the western edge of Santa Barbara County. The nearby Pacific Ocean, just ten miles away, exerts a strong marine influence on Evan’s Ranch, with daily morning fog and stiff afternoon breezes ensuring a long, cool growing season and the development of intense, varietally expressive flavors in our estate Pinot ...Noir grapes. Reflecting its cool-climate provenance, our Limited Selection Pinot Noir bursts from the glass with fresh, intense, Bing Cherry, black cherry, red raspberry, pomegranate, and rose petal aromas, complemented by notes of vanilla and spice. Rich and juicy on the palate, its bright, dark cherry, black raspberry and blackberry flavors lead to a long, flavorful finish with mineral and tea-leaf spice tones. If you’d like to get your hands on this wine, you can order it on our website or call the tasting room and we can ship it to your doorstep (805) 688-0558 See more

While we are mostly known for our wine, we also offer a wide array of gourmet pantry goods...from BBQ Sauce (shown here) to Salsa, to Dipping Sauce, Jam, Flavored Vinegar, and even Dessert Toppings. We’ve got it all! Need a great gift? These are perfect in a gift basket with a bottle of our Limited Selection wine.

While it’s officially fall, summer doesn’t want to say goodbye just yet. If this CA heat wave has you craving a bottle of cold white wine, come see us! We have ample shade and lots of chilled white wine to keep you cool.

We were able to steal away for a few precious hours today. A delightful socially distanced experience at Gainey Vineyard, followed by Evans Ranch Winery. We love being members ... scooped up a few bottles as Christmas presents too.

Evan's Ranch wine club members: grab your recent shipment and taste the 2018 Las Brisas Syrah with Jeff in this virutal tasting.

We hope your weekend brings plenty of relaxation and maybe a bottle of Gainey wine (or two). The wine buckets shown in this photo are from our neighbors @santaynezgeneral who sell a curated collection of home goods. #gaineyvineyard #gaineywine #santaynez #santaynezvalley #winecountry #smallbusinesssupport

Step up your flavor game with some our Gainey pantry goods! We’ve got an array of spices, sauces, spreads, salsas, vinegars, dipping oils, and more. Many of them have wine-infused flavorslike our Chardonnay Finishing Salt, Red Wine Spicy Mustard, or Fig & Merlot jam. These are offered online and at our tasting room in Santa Ynez

Can we have summer picnics in October? If it’s still 100 degrees, I think the answer is yes. #endlesssummer #autumn #picnic #gaineyvineyard #winery #santabarbara #santaynez #santaynezgeneral

Is it wine time yet?! This is why we do what we dofrom growing grapes, to harvesting them, to crafting them into wine, to bottling, labeling, and sellingbecause the moment you open a bottle, it creates an ambiance, a mood, a mini-celebration. Weather it’s a Tuesday evening, a wedding anniversary, or a backyard BBQ. We love being a part of it. Every.Single.Time. Please keep supporting this small, family-owned business. We love what we do and are so grateful every time you open a bottle of Gainey to enjoy. Cheers, and happy Tuesday!

Did you knowWe use gravity flow (also known as gravity fed) in our winemaking. If you’re not sure what this meansit’s a wine production design style that takes place on two different floors Grapes come in from harvest on the top floor and then travel downward, pulled by gravity, as the wine moves from crush, to fermentation, to aging and bottling Gravity flow provides a gentler, less interventionist approach to winemakingas opposed to moving the wine around with pumps... and hoses. Too much force or rough handling can yield too much tannin and oxidization The next time you’re enjoying a bottle of Gainey or @evansranchwines see if you can taste the difference that gravity flow has on the character of the wine