It’s fairly easy to eat well in Santa Barbara County. Some very lucky people actually live here with the rolling hills, red tile roofs, and easy beach access. The rest of us tend to come here for work, pleasure, or higher education. Food and wine … –> please click here to continue reading –>
Earlier this month, we were lucky enough to enjoy the San Francisco Tasting of the Family Winemakers of California at Fort Mason in San Francisco. As expected, we thoroughly enjoyed the offerings from Benovia Winery, Dutton-Goldfield, Merry Edwards Wine, Pride … –> please click here to continue reading –>
When you go wine tasting in Santa Barbara County, you will find plenty of wine regions and wine trails to keep you busy. Between the Lompoc “Wine Ghetto,” the Foxen Canyon Trail, the Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail, downtown Los Olivos, and the areas around … –> please click here to continue reading –>
As usual, the Santa Barbara Wine Festival took place on the last Saturday in June at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. We had a delightful time walking around the grounds outside, discovering several local wineries and restaurants we hadn’t been to … –> please click here to continue reading –>
Sheltered by the Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara is the home of gorgeous weather, charming white-washed buildings with red tile roofs, and 100 miles of coastline. On top of all that, we’ve got another reason for you to go there: … –> please click here to continue reading –>
We found some new Favorite Things among the over 100 wineries at the 15th Annual Rhone Rangers Grand Tasting event in San Francisco on March 25th. If you like varietals such as Roussanne, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc, Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre and … –> please click here to continue reading –>
Earlier this month, we had the extreme pleasure of participating in two days of Grand Tastings at this year’s World of Pinot Noir Festival held in Shell Beach, California. With over 180 winery participants, we expected to be reminded of … –> please click here to continue reading –>