Exclusive Dog Lake Wine Debuts at Log Haven

Log Haven’s new Dog Lake wine blend, made in collaboration with Longoria Wines, celebrates Millcreek Canyon with a bold Syrah-led profile available only at the restaurant.

Ted Scheffler

May 30, 2025

For the past few years, the folks at Log Haven restaurant in Millcreek Canyon have partnered with Longoria Wines in Santa Barbara County, California to create a distinct red wine blend that is sold exclusively at the restaurant.

This year’s signature Log Haven wine is called Dog Lake, named for the iconic hiking destination at the top of Millcreek Canyon.

Log Haven says, “This is the 7th Log Haven Exclusive Wine made by Longoria Wines and marks a departure from our previous blends. It is dominated by Syrah—a varietal that is thriving in the Ballard Canyon region of Santa Barbara County.”

They add: “No dogs sipped, slurped, or swirled any wine during this photo shoot. DOG LAKE is strictly for the humans.”

The exact blend of Log Haven Dog Lake Red is 90% Syrah, 8% Petite Sirah, and 2% Grenache. Dog Lake is available exclusively at Log Haven by the bottle or by the glass.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.