About Foxen Vineyard & Winery
Foxen Vineyard and Winery is one of Santa Barbara County's defining producers, founded in 1985 by Bill Wathen and Dick Dore, the famous Foxen Boys, on the historic Rancho Tinaquaic in Foxen Canyon. The ranch has been in Dick's family since 1837, when his great-great-grandfather, English sea captain William Benjamin Foxen, purchased the Mexican land grant, and the winery still sits on 2,000 acres of working ranch land.
The focus from the start has been small-production, sustainably farmed, vineyard-designated wines made with a minimalist hand. Today there are two distinct tasting experiences a quarter mile apart: the solar-powered FOXEN tasting room, pouring the winery's Burgundy, Rhone and Loire varieties, and foxen 7200, the original blacksmith shack where it all began, dedicated to Bordeaux and Italian varieties. The winery also earned a place in wine-country lore through the film Sideways, which rolled through Foxen Canyon.
Tastings are outdoors and seated, with reservations recommended and walk-ins seated when space allows. The main FOXEN room is open daily from 11 to 4, while the historic shack pours Friday through Sunday, and the rural canyon setting rewards anyone willing to drive a little farther for their Pinot Noir.
A pioneering Foxen Canyon winery pouring minimalist, vineyard-designate wines on a historic 2,000-acre family ranch.
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Forty years of the Foxen BoysBill Wathen and Dick Dore have made small-lot, vineyard-designate wines here since 1985.
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A ranch with real historyThe Rancho Tinaquaic has been in the Dore family since an 1837 Mexican land grant.
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Two tasting rooms in one stopThe solar-powered FOXEN room for Burgundy and Rhone wines, and the original shack for Bordeaux and Italian varieties.
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A scenic canyon destinationOutdoor, seated tastings deep in Foxen Canyon, with a Sideways claim to fame.
"A pioneering Foxen Canyon winery pouring minimalist, vineyard-designate wines on a historic 2,000-acre family ranch."
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