Demetria Estate

Off the beaten path and we’ll worth the drive. Logan was our tasting guide and a great one at that! He really went the extra mile to ensure we had a fun and memorable experience. The grounds and views were beautiful.

Summary: Gorgeous grounds with great views but wasn't the most welcoming. Also, the drive in is about 7 min on a dirt road with amazing views but be prepared with your car you may need to take it slow. We had a truck so it was fun. Wine wasn't bad but wine is also about experience for me so the memory it left isn't a great one. You definitely need a reservation, The guy Nick doing the tastings on first impressions seems like a stickler and like he's sick of his job. Maybe we caught him on a bad day but we left pretty convinced he didn't want us there. Full story: Full disclosure there is a sign at the gate that says reservations online but we made the call to go in thinking that maybe they would give us a break since it was a Monday and thought it may be a slow day based on the other wineries we visited that day. We walked in and immediately said we dont have a reservation and asked if it was ok and were totally ready to be turned away which would've been fine but the guy inside was sweet and said it's ok go ahead and find a table. So we did, it wasn't crowded and the views are gorgeous. When it came to the actual guy, Nick outside who was conducting the tastings, he was really put out. When he found out we hadn't made a reservation he started in on how slammed he was about to get and how he wanted to manage expectations, that tastings take 2.5 hours, and how people ignore the sign and of course we had, so we were still apologetic and thankful and just told him we'd get two bottles so he wouldn't have to worry about us making him more busy. (mind you it was just two of us) After bringing the bottles and the glasses he didn't have to do anything for us the whole time but it was clear he didn't really want to. It never got super busy, plus while we were there about 40 min another party of 5 just came in a sat down without a reservation and we heard him tell them it's ok it's slow today. Then when it came time and we walked in to pay the $130 for drinking two bottles with a view he was just as avoidant and unfriendly. So it just felt a little personal. We have a place in the area because we fell in love with this wonderful part of Santa Barbara county, the people and wineries are generally so welcoming and feel like community. Not so full of themselves, but this place definitely felt like Napa vibes. Which is some people's thing, just not ours.

What a wonderful venue! Beautiful drive through vineyards to get to the tasting room. Their wines were all very good, but my favorite was the Sauv Blanc! You are allowed to bring food. The service was perfect.

2 miles through the vinyards to this wonderful setting. Awesome wines awesome atmosphere. Always make a stop here for the serenity of the place.

We showed up without a reservation, but it was no problem. They buzzed us in and we wound our way through a beautiful two miles of rolling vineyards to get to the tasting room. Immediately, we were greeted and told to sit wherever we liked. There were plenty of shady tables so we picked one with a nice view. They served generous tastes of five different wines then a bonus Syrah. The server told us about each wine as he poured and was happy to answer any questions we had. Overall, the wines were good. After the tasting, we ordered a bottle to have with our picnic lunch. What a beautiful and relaxing location to spend an afternoon. We picked up two more bottles to take with us and they waived the tasting fees. We even got to meet the winemaker. Fantastic!