Time to Travel: 2014 Pinot Noir Wine Tasting Events

Are you crazy about Pinot Noir?  Do you like to travel?   Well, we’ve got over a dozen suggestions below on where you can go to satisfy both of those cravings during 2014.   With destinations including Santa Barbara, Sonoma Valley, Washington … –> please click here to continue reading –>

That Bear is Watching You: The 2013 Santa Barbara Wine Festival

Back on June 29, the delightful Santa Barbara Wine Festival took place at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. It was a beautiful day and almost 90 Central Coast wineries and food purveyors poured wine and shared samples of their … –> please click here to continue reading –>

Santa Barbara Wine Festival: The Best Way To End June

OK, everybody, let’s all travel to Santa Barbara and taste some wine.  The Santa Barbara Wine Festival™ is taking place at the end of this month with delicious wine, outstanding food, and hopefully a dinosaur or two.  If you haven’t been … –> please click here to continue reading –>

Eating Well In Santa Barbara County

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 –>

Let’s Go Wine Tasting In Santa Barbara

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 –>

Dinosaur at the Door – The 2012 Santa Barbara Wine Festival

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 –>

Santa Barbara Wine Festival

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 –>