After years of fighting vine disease, Bryan Babcock is turning his property into a regenerative lab, including the introduction of horses the aerate and fertilizer the earth. From left, Aaron Thayne, Bryan Babcock, Neda DeMayo, Duke Richardson, and Annalee Knutson with wild horses rescued by Return to Freedom at Babcock Vineyard | Credit: Macduff Everton
Jumping into Regenerative Wine
Santa Barbara County Vintners Join Global Effort to Fix Farming
By Matt Kettmann | Photos by Macduff Everton April 23, 2026
