A Visit to Potek Winery Spurs Me to Join my first Wine Club
I am writing this blog post sitting on Potek’s outdoor patio enjoying a wonderful summer afternoon in Santa Barbara. My first visit to Potek was about three weeks ago and I enjoyed the wines and my experience so much that it prompted me to join their wine club. While I have tasted wines at dozens…
Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail Update
I wanted to give an update on my Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail project since my original post. Short Story I am a self proclaimed wine lover who has tasted at wineries in Southern Oregon, Northern California (Napa, Sonoma, Livermore and Monterey), as well as abroad (Argentina, France, Italy and Portugal). When I moved back…
Showing Off the Best of Santa Barbara for My Sister’s Weekend Visit
A few weekends ago my sister came to visit us in Santa Barbara. Like me, she is also a UCSB alumni. Also like me, she did not explore many of the fun things to do in down town Santa Barbara that I have only found living here as an “adult”. As such, we spent the…
Another Great Visit to Sanford Winery
My first visit to Sanford’s Santa Barbara tasting room back in October was amazing! I thought their pinot noirs were top notch and their chardonnays were very well balanced and delicious. For my second visit I brought along my sister and Alena so they could enjoy Sanford Winery’s beautiful tasting room and fantastic wines with…
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…