Might more visitors to Santa Barbara County wine country finally be able to stay on an actual vineyard, like happens in so many other regions of the world?
That’s what TMC Hospitality is betting on with the recent purchase of Buttonwood Farm & Winery, the historic 106-acre property located in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley on Alamo Pintado Road.
The deal — which the parent company of Drift Hotels made in partnership with farming company Simpatica, Newport Beach-based investment manager Anthony Curci, and Santa Barbara–based developers Jason Jaeger and Sep Wolf — sets in motion plans to build 60 farm-stay cottages on the estate while enhancing visitor-serving opportunities such as expanded food service, horseback riding, and stargazing.