Wine Tasting at Santa Barbara Winery
Since I started my Santa Barbara Wine Trail project, I have been looking forward to a visit to the Santa Barbara Winery. It is the oldest winery in Santa Barbara county and has a reputation for a great tasting experience. I found my own visit to be quite delightful, with the tasting room backdropped by…
Santa Barbara Wine Tasting at Cebada
Cebada Wines is #24 on the Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail map. Located just off state street in downtown Santa Barbara near the Paseo, is is an easy 15 minute walk from my house. Given it was a nice and sunny Santa Barbara afternoon, I headed down for a little wine tasting last Sunday afternoon.…
Wine Tasting – Fox Wine Co. – Santa Barbara
I visited Fox Wine Co.’s funk zone location in Santa Barbara on a stormy weeknight. Walking into the large industrial building turned multi-tenet local craft fair, beer garden and wine tasting area, I was not sure what to expect. I had previously been to Fox Wine Co.’s neighbors Lama Dog (beer) and Topa Topa (also…
Pali Wine Company – Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail Tasting #14
Pali Wine Co. was my host for another great wine tasting experience in Santa Barbara’s Funkzone. Their AVA specific Pinot Noirs were quite tasty and the tasting room’s atmosphere and vibe was classy and fun. The wine flights and by the glass offerings are well priced and include a nice variety of high quality wines…
Wine Tasting at Ca’ Del Grevino
Alena and I ventured out to Los Olivos after our tasting at Kalyra to taste some olive oil and visit Ca’ Del Grevino. It was an impromptu visit that turned out to be an amazing tasting with delicious wines and an awesome host!
A Sideways Saturday Tasting at Kalyra
Alena knows my love of wine and movies and the wine movie Sideways. So as a super thoughtful Christmas gift she looked up the wineries from the movie and picked one to take me to on a wine tasting date. She chose Kalyra as it had a laid back tiki bar theme. I do love…
Happy Canyon Vineyard – Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail # 21
I had a great time drinking wine at Happy Canyon Vineyard’s downtown Santa Barbara tasting room. It is a beautiful Polo themed tasting room with a nice bar as well as a comfy lounge area to enjoy a glass or two. I basically had the place to myself while Steve guided me through a tasting…
Wine Tasting at Flora Springs – Napa Valley
As a post Thanksgiving treat for my good friends, Jack and Kelli, plus Alena and me, I pulled some strings with a guy I know (my Dad) and got a reservation for a morning of wine tasting at Flora Springs in Napa Valley! I have tried some of their wines before with my father and…
A Visit to the Pierce Ranch Tasting Room
In October I found myself wondering Cannery Row in Monterey with my family, killing time before my cousin’s wedding, when I stumbled across the Pierce Ranch Vineyard tasting room. After spending an hour plus gawking at the amazing otters and seals splashing just offshore in the Monterey Bay while dodging hordes of tourists, I was…
Jamie Slone Wines – Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail #23
I brought my girlfriend Alena along for a Saturday evening tasting at Jamie Slone Wines. We had a lovely time trying some delicious wines at the their beautiful Santa Barbara tasting room and chatting with the wonderful Hope, who we were lucky to have serving us our flight.
DV8 Cellars – Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail #25
I visited the fun and lively rock’n’roll themed DV8 Cellar tasting room on a busy Saturday afternoon. DV8 is in Santa Barbara’s famed funk zone, full of tasting rooms, bars, and fun restaurants. On weekends the funk zone can be pretty busy and high energy, DV8 was no exception. I knew nothing about this winery before…