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Tasting Room
The Tasting Rooms: Kalyra Winery & Kalyra By the Sea
Whether your visiting in Santa Ynez Valley wine country or chic Santa Barbara, Kalyra has two tasting room options that are sure to be the most talked about destination of your trip.
Kalyra Winery
Monday-Friday 11am-5pm & Saturday/Sunday 10am-5pm
Nestled among hundreds of acres of rolling vineyards is the original Kalyra Winery. With some of the most sweeping views in the Santa Barbara wine country, Kalyra Winery offers a laid-back beachcomber's vibe to its tasting room and gift shop. You'll be served from the bar featured in the 'Sideways' movie, and enjoy browsing the extensive Kalyra Boutique, located next to the tasting bar. Its full-length deck offers a fantastic, tranquil picnic spot for your full tasting day as well.
Kalyra By The Sea
Monday-Friday 12pm-7pm & Saturday/Sunday 12pm-8pm
Want to visit the most hopping tasting room in downtown Santa Barbara? Don't miss a visit to Kalyra By The Sea, located just two blocks from the beach on lower State Street. This tasting room transports you to paradise in a tiki room setting and features all of Kalyra Winery's fabulous wines to sample. One good thing to note: If you visit during its evening hours on a weekend, expect to enter a party!
Wonderfully Old & 'Sideways': The Story Behind Kalyra Winery & Mike Brown
The vineyards you can see out the winery’s window are special. Planted in 1968, they were part of the original ‘Vina de Santa Inez’— legendary in these parts for what many credit as the inaugural vineyard in Santa Barbara County. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Mike Brown was working in the vineyards of Australia’s Barossa Valley. His viniculture studies at UC-Davis opened doors in the ever-growing wine region of Santa Barbara. In 1989, Mike’s first label was introduced: Kalyra, a translation from the Australian Aboriginal meaning ‘A Wild & Pleasant Place.’ Its fun, international blends made the label wildly popular, and in 2002, this tasting room opened, reflecting the same qualities as its root meaning.
So popular was this new destination that it attracted the attention of movie producers working on comedy-drama film about the Santa Barbara wine country. The movie, ‘Sideways,’ was a perfect fit for the funky Kalyra vibe, and its tremendously successful release in 2004 thrust Kalyra into the national spotlight.
Despite the publicity, Kalyra stayed true to its original roots of a laid-back atmosphere; an international flair blending the best of Santa Barbara varietals with Australia, Portugal, France and Spain; and value-priced wines that wine aficionados of all levels enjoy. It continues to be a destination for worldwide wine enthusiasts around the world on a mission to find ’A Wild & Pleasant Place.’