Vineyards from the air in the evening light

Our Story

Valle de Inez translates as the Santa Ynez Valley, the heart of Santa Barbara wine country. The label began in 2016, with one idea: cool-climate wines from coastal California, made for the table.

Valle de Inez explores the blending potential across California’s many coastal appellations. It embraces the spirit of collaboration, letting us work with like-minded growers and producers to make wines from the cold coastal regions of the state.

Our aim is simple: wines that are food friendly, true to where they grow, and that over-deliver for their price.

The Art of Blending

Blending is at the heart of Valle de Inez. Each vintage we taste lot by lot, from different vineyards and different barrels, and build the wine from the pieces: the lift of one site, the depth of another. The goal is a wine more complete than any one of its parts.

Our wines

Vineyard rows under a blue sky and summer clouds

The Coast

We focus on fruit from the Central Coast, midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Our Chardonnay and Pinot Noir come mostly from San Luis Obispo County, where 97% of the vines grow within six miles of the ocean. That cool climate gives a long, even season, ideal for both grapes.

In the Cellar

The winemaking is traditional and light-handed. The Pinot Noir spends ten months in French oak and is bottled before the next harvest, to keep its fresh red fruit; the Chardonnay rests six months on its lees for texture without losing its lift.

How We Farm

Every vineyard we buy from is sustainably farmed, and many are SIP Certified.
Our wines are vegan friendly and gluten free.
We pick for balance, so the wines stay fresh, bright and good with food.

Vines below the mountains, in black and white

Our wines