Beckmen Vineyards — Santa Ynez Valley Winery & Tasting Room

Santa Barbara County / Santa Ynez Valley · Santa Ynez Valley AVA
👨‍👩‍👧 Family Friendly 🌄 Scenic Views 🧺 Picnic Grounds 🥂 Estate Wines ✅ Walk-ins Welcome
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Hours
Daily 11am–5pm
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Phone
(805) 688-8664
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Tasting Fee
From $20
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Reservations
Walk-ins welcome
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Est.
1994

About Beckmen Vineyards

Beckmen Vineyards is a dedicated estate winery in the diverse Santa Ynez Valley appellation in Santa Barbara County, producing wines that reflect the character of varied soils from limestone to clay and a strong marine influence from the Pacific. Beckmen Vineyards is the most individually biodynamic-Purisima-Mountain-limestone-Rhône-variety-committed and personally. The estate's commitment to quality viticulture and site-specific winemaking has earned Beckmen Vineyards a respected place among the region's most consistent and genuinely food-friendly producers.

The Santa Ynez Valley growing environment shapes everything Beckmen Vineyards produces. Varied soils from limestone to clay and a strong marine influence from the pacific define the estate's vineyard character, contributing the structure, natural acidity, and terroir specificity that distinguish the finest wines from this appellation. Syrah, Grenache, Chardonnay, and Rhône varieties form the backbone of the portfolio, with each variety expressing a distinct facet of the estate's unique growing conditions. Winemaking at Beckmen Vineyards prioritizes transparency and balance over extraction, allowing the appellation's natural character to lead rather than winemaker intervention.

Visitors to Beckmen Vineyards can expect a genuine and unhurried tasting experience that reflects the estate's commitment to quality and hospitality. The tasting room provides an authentic introduction to the estate wines and the Santa Ynez Valley appellation. Whether visiting for a focused flight or a deeper exploration of the estate's vineyard programs, Beckmen Vineyards offers the kind of direct producer experience that wine tourism in California wine country is built on — knowledgeable, welcoming, and genuinely connected to the land and the wines it produces.

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Beckmen Vineyards isBeckmen Vineyards is the most individually biodynamic-Purisima-Mountain-limestone-Rhône-variety-committed and personally family-Beckmen-warmly-conducted Santa Ynez Valley Rhône appointment.
Tom and JudithTom and Judith Beckmen established the Ontiveros Road Los Olivos estate in 1994 and subsequently developed the biodynamic Purisima Mountain Vineyard on the calcareous limestone ridge above the Santa Ynez Valley floor — creating one of Santa Barbara County's most personally biodynamic-conviction and limestone-Rhône-variety-committed boutique wine programs.
The Purisima MountainThe Purisima Mountain Vineyard — a Demeter-certified biodynamic estate on calcareous limestone ridge terrain — produces Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre of mineral, food-first character that Wine Advocate has recognized at 91–95 points for the most individually biodynamic-calcareous-limestone Rhône-variety-terroir-specific and family-Beckmen-warmly-conducted Santa Ynez Valley appointment expression.
"Tom and Judith Beckmen's 1994 Santa Ynez Valley biodynamic Rhône estate — Purisima Mountain Vineyard's biodynamic calcar"
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Featured Wines

Grenache
Purisima Mountain Grenache
Santa Ynez Valley / Purisima Mountain
Beckmen's most biodynamic-Purisima-Mountain-limestone and personally family-warmly-conducted Santa Ynez flagship — Purisima Mountain Grenache earning 91–95 points from Wine Advocate for the most mineral, food-first, biodynamic-calcareous-limestone-Rhône-variety-specifically-terroir-expressive character from the most personally Beckmen-family-biodynamic-Rhône-committed walk-in Santa Ynez appointment.
Estate
★★★★☆
Grenache Blend
CUVEE LE BEC
Santa Ynez Valley / Beckmen Estate
Beckmen's most comprehensively assembled and biodynamic-Purisima-Mountain-Rhône-variety-blending proprietary red — CUVEE LE BEC from Purisima Mountain biodynamic calcareous limestone terrain blending Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre in the most personally family-Beckmen-warmly-conducted and biodynamic-limestone-Rhône-variety-committed Santa Ynez Valley boutique format.
Estate
★★★★☆
Syrah
Syrah
Santa Ynez Valley / Purisima Mountain
Beckmen's most individually biodynamic-Purisima-Mountain-limestone Syrah — estate Syrah from Demeter-certified biodynamic calcareous ridge terrain earning 91–94 points for the elegant, food-first, biodynamic-limestone-mineral character from the most personally Beckmen-family-warmly-walk-in-accessible and biodynamic-Purisima-Mountain-Rhône-committed Santa Ynez boutique appointment.
Estate
★★★★☆

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Biodynamic Purisima Mountain Walk-In
Daily walk-in at Santa Ynez Valley's most biodynamic-Purisima-Mountain-limestone-Rhône-variety-committed family estate — Beckmen Purisima Mountain Grenache, CUVEE LE BEC, and Syrah at 91–95 points from Demeter-certified biodynamic calcareous limestone terrain. Picnic grounds, family-welcoming.
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