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  • Weather

    26° C Haze
  • Time

    13:51 PM
  • Wine average?

    88 Tb
  • Country Ranking?

    186
  • Region Ranking?

    3
  • Popularity ranking?

    245

History

Bill Wathen and Dick Doré have been making wine together since 1985, when they founded Foxen Winery & Vineyard at the historic Rancho Tinaquaic in Northern Santa Barbara County. Since that time their dedication has remained the same: the creation of small production, sustainably-farmed, vineyard-focused wines using a straightforward and minimalist approach to winemaking.

 

The winery is named in memory of William Benjamin Foxen, and Engl...

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Vineyards

Vogelzang Vineyard - Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, is an 80 acre gem that was planted in 1998. It sits in the heart of the Happy Canyon appellation, and has been the bread and butter for our 7200 wine program since2000. The planted varietalblocks are a mix of old vines on a 8X6 density and younger vines on a 6X3 density. The soils are gravelly loam cobbled withchert and serpentine. Like all of Happy Canyon, there are huge diurnal temperature ...

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Winemaking

Bill Wathen and David Whitehair are an unstoppable force in the winemaking industry. They have a sustainable, straightforward, and honest approach to winemaking. David has been the Assistant Winemaker under Billy for the past 7 years. The intimacy and training that David has received over the years has lead to the two of them being able to work seamlessly together, and to create excellent quality wines.

 

Bill's winemaking philosophy is...

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8 different wines with 11 vintages

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