Cold Heaven Cellars — Santa Ynez Valley Winery & Tasting Room

Santa Barbara County / Santa Ynez Valley · Santa Ynez Valley AVA
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Hours
By appointment only
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Phone
(805) 693-0206
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Tasting Fee
From $25
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Reservations
Required
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Est.
2000

About Cold Heaven Cellars

Cold Heaven Cellars 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. Cold Heaven Cellars is named for the paradox of the cold heaven — the oxymoron that combines the eternal warmth of parad. The estate's commitment to quality viticulture and site-specific winemaking has earned Cold Heaven Cellars a respected place among the region's most consistent and genuinely food-friendly producers.

The Santa Ynez Valley growing environment shapes everything Cold Heaven Cellars 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 Cold Heaven Cellars prioritizes transparency and balance over extraction, allowing the appellation's natural character to lead rather than winemaker intervention.

Visitors to Cold Heaven Cellars 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, Cold Heaven Cellars 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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Cold Heaven CellarsCold Heaven Cellars is named for the paradox of the cold heaven — the oxymoron that combines the eternal warmth of paradise with the physical cold of the Pacific-cooled Santa Barbara wine country.
The cold heavenThe cold heaven declares the estate's terroir philosophy: wine from the cold heaven, the Pacific-cooled maritime conditions that create a kind of viticultural paradise precisely through their coldness and fog.
The boutique producesThe boutique produces Viognier and Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara County contracted vineyard sources.
"The 2000 Santa Barbara County cold-heaven-paradox-oxymoron-naming Viognier and Pinot Noir boutique"
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Featured Wines

Viognier
Santa Barbara County Viognier
Santa Barbara County / Cold Heaven Estate
Cold Heaven's paradox-oxymoron Santa Barbara Viognier — the cold-heaven naming applied to the aromatic Rhône white variety in the Pacific-cooled maritime terroir.
Estate
★★★★☆
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir
Santa Barbara County / Cold Heaven Estate
Cold Heaven Cellars' cold-paradise Pinot Noir — the cool maritime heaven applied to the Burgundian variety in Santa Barbara County's Pacific-influenced appellation.
Estate
★★★★☆

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Cold Heaven Appointment
Appointment with the cold-paradise-oxymoron Santa Barbara boutique — Cold Heaven Cellars Viognier and Pinot Noir.
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