What Makes Los Alamos Wineries Feel Different From Those in Los Olivos or Solvang?
Los Alamos wineries feel different because the town itself is different. There are no windmills, no tour bus parking lots, no tasting rooms designed to cycle 200 people through on a Saturday. Instead, there’s Bell Street. A seven-block strip in a town of about 1,300 people where the winemaker pouring your Syrah might also be…
What Makes Solvang Wineries Different From the Rest of Santa Ynez Valley?
Solvang wineries are mostly walk-in tasting rooms packed into a Danish village. The rest of the Santa Ynez Valley is estate wineries spread across the hills. Right where the grapes grow. One is a stroll. The other is a drive. Both pour great wine. But the feel is worlds apart. Solvang sits in the middle…
15 Best Things to Do in Solvang, California, Beyond the Bakeries
Quick answer: Beyond the bakeries, the top things to do in Solvang are wine tasting in the valley, a guided or e-bike wine tour, Old Mission Santa Inés, the Elverhoj and Hans Christian Andersen museums, Nojoqui Falls, and Ostrichland USA. Solvang is more than pastries. The town sits in the Santa Ynez Valley, deep in…