Holus Bolus & The Joy Fantastic

I loved Amy and her beautiful tasty wines. They are light and full of flavor at the same time. Honestly, I think it’s the best winery in this town. I got Roussanne bottle after tasting

This winery's tasting room was a delight to visit! While not spacious, there is indoor and outdoor seating. Amy, one of the two winemakers (the other is her husband Peter) poured for me and explained their viticulture. Other winemakers in the area recommended them to me and I can see why. Highly recommended!

Great wine tasting experience. We’ve been visiting Los Olivos for years and finally decided to give this tasting room a go. We’d been missing out! The wines were some of the best we’ve tried in this region. The sommelier guided us through each wine and gave us a bit of an education.

This place has the best Gamey wine 🍷, Amy is amazing and fantastic service

At the risk of sounding like a wine snob... (which may be true...) over the years I've become more and more passionate about wine, developing my palate and just knowing what I like. My wife and I have visited many places and tried and enjoyed LOTS of wine, but right now there are no wine makers that I'm more passionate about than the folks at Holus Bolus. Let's be honest and to the point... these cats are the tops. They know how to make wine. They (no pun intended) CRUSH it with every varietal I've tried there. When we go tasting, we tend to enjoy the tasting itself and only buy a bottle when one really kicks our ass. I'll never forget my first tasting here... I was almost angry how good everything was because it wasn't a choice... I HAD to buy a bottle of varietal after varietal! I think we left with 6 bottles!!! Not because I wanted to... but because I HAD to! They were THAT good! And it's not just the Holus Bolus label, but also their Joy Fantastic and even the Wine Slut... everything they make is excellent! Some particular favorites over these past few years has been their Grenache (which I call magical unicorn juice because of how good it is), Syrah (which has smokey pipe-tobacco notes that bring me back to visiting "The Newshop" in the 90s), Roussanne, The Joy Fantastic Gamay just to name a few. The price point is on the higher side, which is disappointing, but I guess when you're the best, that has to happen. I would buy a lot more if the price points were a bit lower. The next time you're in Los Olivos, make SURE you put Holus Bolus FIRST on your MUST-VISIT list!!!

I had a great time last month at Holus Bolus. Amy has an exciting winemaking style that showcases the best of what the Santa Rita Hills can be. It was also great to hear about her experiences making wine and plans for the future of her brand.

A group of eight of us came here because one of us had been gifted one of their wines and had liked it so much that they decided we MUST visit them while in Santa Ynez. We were not disappointed! We enjoyed tasting the different offerings they had, and Matt did a great job explaining what we were tasting, and how their wines came to be.

Go here. These wines are fantastic. I have the merch also! I get constant compliments when I wear my wineslut tshirt. These wines are amazing. If you love gamay you have to try this one! Matt is excellent at providing education during your tasting, I have learned so much from him. He really goes above and beyond. You have to go her, you will love it.