Sideways Tours
The Oscar award winning film “Sideways” was filmed almost entirely on-location throughout Solvang and the Santa Ynez Valley.
The Fox Searchlight feature film “Sideways” premiered in Fall 2004 and won numerous awards including an Oscar and two Golden Globes. The tale of two middle-aged men and the women they meet on a week-long wine tasting adventure brought world-wide recognition to the area. One of a number of movies filmed in Solvang, visitors can personally experience real-life scenes from the movie with specialty maps and tour packages.
Here’s all the places that Miles and Jack explored on their (mis)adventures:
AJ Spurs
Miles and Jack meet a waitress named Cami who Jack later gets tangled up with.
Andrew Murray Vineyards
Miles and Jack drive through the wine country.
Bucolic Santa Rosa Road
Jack and Miles drive through vineyards.
Sideways Inn
The motel Miles and Jack stay in while in Buellton.
Happy Canyon Vineyard
Happy Canyon Vineyard is a family owned and operated estate vineyard and boutique winery on the central coast of California that has gained esteem with our award winning Bordeaux varietal wines. Our vineyard is nestled into the undulating hills of the beautiful Piocho Ranch at the eastern most edge of the Santa Ynez Valley. The ranch and vineyard is where we, the Barrack family, call home. We have taken great pride over the years in being stewards of the land and created wines that are unique to the beauty, richness, and heritage of the “terroir”. On our ranch we have two regulation sized Polo fields and many powerful Polo ponies where we blend our commitment to excellence in wine with a passion for Polo.
Fess Parker Winery (Frass Canyon)
At “Frass Canyon’s” large wine tasting event, Miles phones his agent and finds out his book will not be published. After the pourer refuses to serve him a full glass, Miles guzzles the spit bucket.
Firestone Vineyard
Miles, Jack, Maya and Stephanie sneak out of a wine lecture to share a romantic walk through the Barrel Room.
Foxen Vineyard & Winery
During the split screen portion of the film, Miles and Jack help themselves to full glasses when the pourer turns her back.
Gaviota State Park
Miles is despondent over Conundrum passing on his book. Jack tries to console him.
Hitching Post II
Miles and Jack share a bottle of Highliner at the bar. While having dinner, they talk to Maya who waits tables there. Later, Miles returns on his own.
Kalyra Winery
While tasting wine, Miles and Jack meet Stephanie, a flirtatious wine pourer who becomes the object of Jack’s affection.
Lompoc Farmers’ Market
Miles and Maya walk through the market.
Los Olivos Cafe & Wine Merchant
Miles, Jack, Maya and Stephanie enjoy dinner and several exquisite bottles of wine.
Fiddlehead Cellars
Maya raves to Miles about her Fiddlehead Sauvignon Blanc as the first wine of their famous romantic dinner.
Ostrich Land
Ostriches seen while Miles, Jack, Maya and Stephanie drive to the picnic. Later, Jack gets acquainted with them on his “run” from Buellton to Solvang.
River Course at The Alisal
While golfing, Miles and Jack frighten the impatient foursome chipping into them.
Alma Rosa Winery
Miles teaches Jack the basics of wine tasting. Chris Burroughs starts them off with the Vin Gris in which Miles smells citrus, strawberry, the faintest soupçon of asparagus and just a flutter of a nutty edam cheese.
Solvang Restaurant
As they sit down for breakfast, Jack grumpily insists that Miles’ gloominess not thwart his attempts to get lucky before the wedding.
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