Winery News

Featured in the latest 805 Living’s September 2023 Issue is our exceptional 2018 Paredon Vineyard Grenache. With the soil composition primarily made up of rich red clay soils, the Paredon Vineyard grapes are complex and distinct. This unique micro-climate can be attributed to its proximity to the Pacific, as it sits high in the cliffs of Carpinteria, California. This Grenache has a beautiful bouquet of wildflowers and herbs that is followed by a soft deep mouthfeel that finishes with an explosion of ripe fruits and spices. “A few miles west of Shepard Mesa is further proof that the hills of Carpinteria hold viticultural promise. In 2000, Ryan Carr planted Paredon Vineyard, a cresting property overlooking Toro Canyon. From the fruit …

“Woodstock Vineyard is a beautiful high density vineyard in the northeast end of the newly formed AVA Los Olivos District in the Santa Ynez Valley. Carr Vineyards took over farming this site in 2011. This vineyard is planted with sangiovese on one of the steepest south facing slopes in the valley and, because of the tight spacing and steep slopes, the vines can only be hand-farmed. No tractor can work this land. Each vine is touched at least eight times in a year producing some of the most well- manicured vines and fruit for their sangiovese. After aging 20 months in French oak barrels, this deep, red sangiovese has great aromatic intensity of ripe strawberries, rhubarb pie, and dried herbs. …

Carr Winery Featured in Tasting Table’s 15 Best Wine Tasting Rooms in Santa Barbara “Located in Downtown Santa Barbara, Carr Winery has a rustic patio that provides the perfect backdrop to a weekend wine tasting. The wine barrel-based umbrellas provide an ample amount of shade while the stone fire pit ensures that patrons stay nice and cozy no matter what time of the year you visit. The interior is even more moody and boasts a sleek wooden bar along with walls and walls of wine barrels. Reservations are recommended and there are actually four different areas that you can reserve. For groups of four to six, the wine grotto is perfect for enjoying a transportive tasting experience. If you want …

Carr Red Wine Growler JUNE 1, 2022 · BY: KRISTA HARRIS Edible Santa Barbara Wine Label Artwork Contest Winner “Most Sustainable” Illustration by Jon Carr. Technically, this isn’t a label at all. But judges couldn’t help calling it out as a welcome sustainable approach to selling a bottle of wine. Judges found the illustration printed directly on the glass to be a lovely and appealing option. For Carr’s wine on tap, the winemaking process is exactly the same, but instead of going from barrel to bottle, it goes barrel to keg. At the tasting room, they offer wine on tap by the glass or to take home in these stylish one-liter growers. www.CarrWinery.com Many thanks to our judges: Harriet Eckstein, Jennifer LeMay and …

    Carr Wine Growlers are in the news!  Thanks Food and Home Magazine for featuring our wines on tap. “Kegging wine results in a 96 percent reduction in carbon footprint versus the traditional serving of wine from a bottle over the course of 20 years. A five-gallon keg replaces 26 wine bottles, including the cases they’re shipped in, the labels and the cork or Stelvin tops. Put another way, each steel keg introduced into service eliminates the same amount of carbon emission that one car puts out for two years. Carr winery first started kegging wine in 2008. “The wines that we make for our tap program are made with the same approach and attention to detail as all …

We are so excited to share the news!  Santa Barbara County has been named 2021 Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine! We have been part of the Santa Barbara County wine scene for 22 years and are thrilled to see our dynamic region receive this award. Read the full article written by Matt Kettmann.

James Hill, creator of travel and lifestyle blog ‘Mantripping’ makes his way through all that the Urban Wine Trail has to offer. Reaping the true Santa Barbara wine tasting experience, he hits the nail on the head, stating that “Santa Barbara is almost one giant wine festival. Virtually everything here revolves around wine, food, and the water.” Not wrong Hill, not wrong. Read about his weekend here, as he sips and savors the various scenes this small city has to offer.  

    Host Dora Wu of ‘Caliwine on the Road’ documents her wine tasting experience in Santa Barbara, stopping into Carr Winery to learn more about our story and wines. Click here to view the full video, Carr’s feature debuts in the second half, starting at 10:20. Big thanks to Dora Wu, and JUBAO, a free channel created for Chinese American consumers in the U.S. through NBCUniversal’s services.

Carr Winery has been featured on NBC L.A.! California Live went on a wine crawl through Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone, learning why Santa Barbara has been nicknamed “the American Riviera.”

…”To me, “Haley Corridor” rings with enough existing identity and meaning that it might stick, as Haley Street is the dominant cultural hub in those parts, which also include stretches of Salsipuedes and Quarantina streets. But naming the area is the last thing on organizer Ryan Carr’s mind, as he’s just trying to stir up attention for the now-bustling area…” – Matt Kettmann, SB Independent