Cambria Winery — Attraction in Orcutt

I was looking for a winery to go in Santa Maria as I was already going to Bien Nacido and had some extra time. I settled on Cambria, mostly because of the new tasting room. I wasn’t too familiar with most of the wineries on the Foxen Wine Trail, but Cambria seems celebrated for its Chardonnay so I decided to try it out.

The location and tasting room are gorgeous. There’s a little picnic area on a hill as you drive in that overlooks the Santa Maria Valley. The tasting room is well decorated, new and clean. It’s definitely a nice location.

The service was good, they try to figure out which of their wines is your style and don’t necessarily go off a scripted menu. That was a welcome change from other wineries.

Alas, I was not a big fan of the wines. They are on the riper / fruitier side. Very fruity Chardonnay, extremely rich Pinot Noir. They have some wines that are a little less ripe and slightly more acidic but overall this isn’t my style of wine.

Overall a good experience, just not...

The worst customer service . We ordered twice from them $160 worth of wine each time. We got two bad bottles of Sauvignon blanc , lighter in color than normal an watery. Five emails to them and finally RYAN emails us back to send pictures which we did . Now waiting for him to respond and nothing ,,, called three times and now he’s to busy ,, Now their ghosting us !!! I really love the wine but I’m afraid to order and get bad wine and bad service

Just pray your wine...

If you like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay this is the place for you! My wife and I shared both flights available and every wine was excellent. Danica, our hostess was great as was Brenda. We had a great time and met some wonderful patrons as well. The tasting room was awesome. We sat inside near the fireplace and could see the vineyard in front of us and the wine barrels and vats to the side. Over all a great experience and I highly recommend for Pinot and Chardonnay...