The town of Santa Ynez is one of the communities of the Santa Ynez Valley. It features the Santa Ynez Airport for general aviation, with a paved 2,804 by 75 feet (855 m × 23 m) runway. The population was 4,505 at the 2020 census, up from 4,418 at the 2010 census. Santa Ynez is the archaic spelling of Santa Inés in the Spanish, meaning Saint Agnes.

Taste wine on the shaded Upper Terrace surrounded by vineyards for the best wine tasting experience in the Santa Ynez Valley. And if the temperatures start to rise, you'll get to experience the distinctive Barrell Room (which is nicely air conditioned).

Tantara Wines has been handcrafted with great skill and passion from the finest vineyards on the Central Coast of California. Tantara is a small production high end winery dedicated to producing "World Class" wines.

Brave and Maiden Estate reflects the place in which they're grown: the storied Santa Ynez Valley. Every bottle was grown on a single piece of land, the Brave & Maiden Estate. 100%.

Sunstone's tasting room is reminiscent of some of the small wineries in the Provencal French countryside. The gorgeous courtyards and picnic grounds, surrounded by vineyards, provide the perfect place to experience the wines.