The Sanger Family of Wines

About

Welcome to The Sanger Family of Wines. Three brands united to share the Mediterranean wine experience as we enjoy it here on the Central Coast. Our goal is to craft elegant and expressive wines for all of life's celebrations. Consilience, Tre Anelli, and Marianello share a heritage that is equal parts California Central Coast, and Old World, with each producing unique wines. This unity of knowledge, illustrated by the three interlocking rings on our label, represents the convergence of our own backgrounds, ideas and experiences that forms the foundation of our winery.

Location Description

Take the 101 to (heading North or South), exit onto CA-246 Mission Drive towards Solvang. Arrive at 1584 Mission Drive in Solvang and voila! We are in the center of town. We hope to see you soon!

Features

  • Elegant and expressive wines for all of life's celebrations.

Additional Information

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Average Bottle Price

$ 32.00

Winemaker

Brett Escalera:

Brett Escalera grew up in the Central Coast surf town of Carpenteria. His first exposure to wine was through his grandfathers, both avid home winemakers. The eno-spark was really kindled after taking some wine appreciation classes from the legendary wine instructor Dr. Marian Baldy at Cal State Chico, where he was studying Business Administration.

Brett’s wine career began in earnest when he accepted a part-time cellar position with Bruce McGuire at Santa Barbara Winery in 1985. After several years of seasonal work there, it was apparent that a formal education in winemaking was the only way to go. Brett was accepted into the graduate enology program at Cal State Fresno. While there he minored in Viticulture, and received a Masters of Science in Agricultural Chemistry.

Straight out of Fresno State he accepted a position at Byron Winery, which lead to a winemaking position at Fess Parker Winery. It was while working there as Winemaker, that he created Consilience, and several years later, Tre Anelli Wines.

Over the years Brett has developed an expansive winemaking portfolio crafting an impressive array of locally-grown wines from Rhone, Burgundian, Italian, and Spanish varieties.

In his free time you can find Brett hiking the trails of the Santa Ynez Valley, or strolling the beaches in Santa Barbara with his fiancé Lisa, who also happens to be our tasting room manager.

History

In late December 2013, Consilience & Tre Anelli wines became part of The Sanger Family of Wines.

The Team

Bill & Jan Sanger | Proprietors of Marianello Wines:

As a first generation Italian-American, Bill Sanger grew up surrounded by the flavors and traditions of old Italy. His family exposed him to the longstanding traditional Italian respect for art, food, and wine. His family also made sure he observed at an early age, that life’s most important things were inspired by what took place around the dinner table. The dinnertime conversations led to an overall desire to share the good things in life with others.

Jan’s family is of French and English descent. She was raised in Montreal (one of the world’s great food cities), where the French side of her ancestry took center stage in shaping her love for the culture. Visits to France instilled a love for food, art, and fashion. This translated into her spirit of joie de vivre which now lies at the heart of The Sanger Family of Wines experience.

Estate Vineyards / AVA

Most of the fruit used by The Sanger Family of Wines, is grown in the Santa Ynez Valley, on California’s Central Coast. The gently rolling hills are close enough to the ocean to benefit from the cool night breezes, but the vineyards are far enough inland so heat can build up over the course of the day. This temperature swing (as much as 30˚ in a 24-hour period), provides perfect conditions - long and slow - for ripening of the grape varieties we use.


VINEYARDS:

Sanger Estate Vineyard & Olive Farm:

The Sanger Estate Vineyard and Olive Farm is the only olive grove in the United States exclusively planted to the Lucca variety. Our 1,700 trees are planted on 11 acres and have been producing high quality olives for more than a decade.

This unusual variety is ideally suited for the Central Coast climate. In addition to its big peppery flavor, the Lucca olive trees thrive in the temperate climate of the Santa Ynez Valley, and grow olives that have an abundance of oil for their size.

The olives are milled at Figueroa Farms here in the Santa Ynez Valley, where they are ground to a paste, then malaxed (the industry's term for "mixed"), helping the small oil globules meld into larger ones. The paste is then put into a centrifuge to separate the oil from the solids before being filtered and finally, is rested in barrels to settle and clear.

Our 100% extra-virgin Lucca olive oil is intended as a finishing oil to enhance food, whether drizzled on top or used in a vinaigrette.

For our flavored oils, the Arbequina olive is used as a foundation for the flavors. This olive has a sweet zest that enhances the aroma and taste of these flavored olive oils. At a time of low yields we source oils from known quality producers. These infused oils are produced by a small family operation here in California, as devoted to olive oil as we are.


Sanger Vineyard - Santa Rita Hills:

This vineyard off of Sweeney Canyon, in the cool Sta. Rita Hills AVA, offers ideal growing conditions for the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines that were planted there in 2008. The site’s proximity to the coast ensures that the nights are cool, and the days are warm. The temperature shifts lead to a prosperous growing season, bringing out complex flavors and aromas in the grapes.


Estelle Vineyard:

The Estelle Vineyard is planted in a particularly fortuitous part of the Santa Ynez Valley, and located adjacent to the Sanger Estate Vineyard. Its location allows it to benefit from elevated daytime heat levels, balanced by the cooling assistance of the ocean. A relatively young vineyard, the combination of ideal temperature shifts, and its soil composition, offer perfect conditions for vines.


La Presa Vineyard:

The first grapes were planted at La Presa by the Caldwell family in 1974. The vineyard is located down the road from the Old Mission Santa Ynés, just outside of Solvang. Although they grow nine different grape varieties, they are particularly well known for high quality Petite Sirah.


Mormann Vineyard:

Located in the Santa Rita Hills AVA, this vineyard benefits from cool ocean breezes blowing in every night. It’s a perfect site for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and there’s even a bit of Syrah planted here as well.


Star Lane Vineyard:

This vineyard is located in the Happy Canyon AVA of Santa Barbara, the easternmost area of Santa Barbara wine country. Being far away from the ocean, the fog burns off early and the proximity to the foothills allows heat to build up over the course of the day. The constant temperature shift between heat and cold, means the vines are a little more stressed out, resulting in better flavor in the wine.


Tierra Alta Vineyard:

Tierra Alta is a 55 acre vineyard located in a cooler sub-AVA called Ballard Canyon. Just over the hill from Los Olivos, the steep slopes of the vineyard, combined with a lot of limestone in the soil, all result in perfect growing conditions for Syrah and Grenache.

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Hours

Tasting Room Hours: Sunday |12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday | 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday | 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Address

1584 Mission Drive
Solvang, California 93464
United States

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