The Places · United States
Santa Maria
Made By profiles 8 places in Santa Maria, spanning winery — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Winery
Bien Nacido Estate
Santa Maria, United States
Bien Nacido Estate is one of California's most closely watched vineyard addresses, a sprawling Santa Maria Valley property whose fruit has shaped the identity of Central Coast Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for decades. Awarded a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating in 2025, the estate sits at the convergence of cold Pacific airflow and well-drained benchland soils that produce grapes of notable structure and precision.
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02.Winery
Presqu'ile Winery
Santa Maria, United States
Presqu'ile Winery sits on a Santa Barbara County estate that has grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay since its first vintage in 2009, under the direction of winemaker Dieter Cronje. The property earned a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating in 2025, placing it in the upper tier of the region's cool-climate wine producers. It occupies a distinct position in the Santa Maria Valley's small-estate scene.
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03.Winery
Foxen Vineyard and Winery
Santa Maria, United States
Foxen Vineyard and Winery has operated along Foxen Canyon Road since its first vintage in 1985, placing it among California's Central Coast pioneers. Winemakers Billy Wathen and Dick Doré built the program around Santa Barbara County's cool-climate potential, earning a Pearl 3 Star Prestige award in 2025. The property's working ranch setting gives it a character distinct from the polished tasting rooms that define many of its regional peers.
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04.Winery
Rancho Sisquoc Winery
Santa Maria, United States
Rancho Sisquoc Winery sits along Foxen Canyon Road in the Santa Maria Valley, where a working cattle ranch frames one of the region's more quietly serious wine estates. A 2025 Pearl 3 Star Prestige award from EP Club places it in the upper tier of Santa Maria producers, alongside neighbours such as Foxen Vineyard and Bien Nacido Estate. The property rewards visitors who arrive with patience and a willingness to engage with what the valley floor does to wine over time.
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05.Winery
Cambria Estate Winery
Santa Maria, United States
Cambria Estate Winery holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025) and operates from the Santa Ynez Valley, where its address on Alamo Pintado Ave places it within reach of Los Olivos wine country. The estate is a reference point for Santa Barbara County's cooler-climate viticulture, producing wines that reflect the region's reputation for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay alongside a broader portfolio shaped by Pacific-influenced growing conditions.
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06.Winery
Cottonwood Canyon Winery
Santa Maria, United States
Cottonwood Canyon Winery tasting room is closed; this profile should not publish current public tasting-room hours.
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07.Winery
Riverbench Vineyard & Winery
Santa Maria, United States
Riverbench Vineyard and Winery sits along Foxen Canyon Road in Santa Maria, earning a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club in 2025. The property represents the cooler, Burgundy-inflected side of Santa Barbara County viticulture, where marine-driven conditions shape Pinot Noir and Chardonnay of measurable finesse. A working estate with genuine scenic presence on one of California's most celebrated wine corridors.
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08.Winery
Costa de Oro Winery
Santa Maria, United States
Costa de Oro Winery holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club (2025), placing it among Santa Maria Valley's recognized producers. Located on Nicholson Avenue in Santa Maria, the winery operates within one of California's most consequential cool-climate appellations, where marine influence from the Pacific shapes grape maturation across a long, measured growing season.
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