Beyond the Tasting Room - the Insider Experiences

Discover the vineyards, winery, and people behind Lucas & Lewellen through a collection of private experiences available by reservation. From hilltop vineyard picnics and guided vineyard tours to barrel tastings with our winemaker and hosted tastings in your own home, these experiences offer uncommon access to our estate properties and the individuals who farm our vineyards and craft our wines.

Picnic at Goodchild Vineyard HIgh 9 with Andrew Moore and wine

A Library Experience - Taste History with Megan McGrath Gates

Saturday, April 25, 2026
Sparkling Wine Reception begins at 5 pm. Formal Tasting begins at 6 pm.

The Lucas & Lewellen barrel room at Building C at 132 Easy Street in Buellton

THIS EVENT IS WAITLISTED. EMAIL ANJIE@LLWINE.COM TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THE WAIT LIST.
Join us in an intimate barrel room setting for a guided tour of our vintage wines.

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Library Experience tasting with wines and charcuterie on the cellar table

Women Winemakers and Culinarians Celebration

Saturday, March 7, 2026
March 7th, 2026

27 Vines, Santa Ynez

Meet Director of Winemaking Megan McGrath Gates and 30+ women winemakers pouring their wines during a walk-around tasting reception.

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POSTPONED! Shutters on the Beach - a winemaker dinner with Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards

Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7 pm

"1 Pico Restaurant" at Shutters On The Beach at 1 Pico Blvd in Santa Monica

THIS DINNER HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL SUMMER
Join Louis and Megan for a special dinner celebrating L&L's finest wines with a curated seasonal menu.

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Louis Lucas and Megan McGrath Gates with wine in a vineyard

A Library Experience - Taste History with Megan McGrath Gates

Thursday, March 20, 2025
Sparkling Wine Reception begins at 5 pm. Formal Tasting begins at 6 pm.

The Lucas & Lewellen barrel room at Building C at 132 Easy Street in Buellton

Join Louis Lucas and Mike Lewellen in an intimate barrel room setting while winemaker Megan McGrath Gates guides us through our first Library Wine Tasting.

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A winery table with glasses set up for a tasting surrounded by barrels

Women Winemakers and Culinarians Celebration

Saturday, March 8, 2025
March 8th, 2025

27 Vines, Santa Ynez

Meet Director of Winemaking Megan McGrath Gates and 30+ women winemakers pouring their wines during a walk-around tasting reception.

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Art graphic for Women Winemakers event 2024

One With the Vines

Hands On Viticulture is Paramount at Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards

Ellen Clifford
August/September 2024

AT LUCAS & LEWELLEN, founded by Louis Lucas and the late Royce Lewellen in 1996, three distinct Santa Barbara vineyards accentuate the collaborative nature of viticulture and winemaking. Lucas oversees vineyard management for the winery, working closely with winemaker Megan McGrath Gates, now in the 17th year of her tenure.

Women Winemakers and Culinarians Celebration

Saturday, March 9, 2024
March 7th-10th, 2024

27 Vines, Santa Ynez

Meet Director of Winemaking Megan McGrath Gates and 30+ women winemakers pouring their wines during a walk-around tasting reception.

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Art graphic for Women Winemakers event 2024

Finley's Pairings

Father John Finley
September 14th, 2019
Santa Maria Times

Among other things, it takes a good winemaker to make a good Pinot Noir. Megan McGrath Gates has been the winemaker for Lucas & Lewellen Estate Vineyards since 2007. Her winemaking career was launched as an enologist for Flowers Vineyard & Winery on the Sonoma Coast, crafting Burgundian-style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, while she earned a Certificate in Winemaking from UC Davis.

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