Our trip to the Santa Barbara Vintners Spring Weekend was absolutly amazing. The weekend was filled with events to suit any wine lover, and while there was no way that we could attend everything, I’ll give you the quick run...
Vineyards of Sta. Rita Hills as viewed from Hilliard Bruce The Sta. Rita Hills AVA lies on the west side of the Santa Ynez Valley closest to the ocean. The Marine layer and ocean breezes coming through the transverse valley...
Santa Maria Valley is the northernmost appellation in Santa Barbara County. The average temperature here is 64 degrees. The area is bounded on the north by the San Rafael Mountains and on the south by the Solomon Hills. They get...
It’s no secret, I’m in love with the Santa Barbara County Wine Region. It is laid back with an incredible range of variety. “Sideways” got it right. This is the best up and coming wine area in our country. Up...
Herb crusted Salmon Salmon is a glorious fish that can pair with either red or white wine. So tonight we did a taste test and pulled out 2 stunning bottles of wine from Santa Barbara County. This was also another...
Part 3 of a 4 part series on our trip to Hilliard Bruce in the Sta. Rita Hills in Santa Barbara County. Canopy management that you will see no where else! The planting style at Hilliard Bruce is compact with...
The start of a 4 part series on our trip to Hilliard Bruce in the Sta. Rita Hills in Santa Barbara County. We had a trip planned to Santa Barbara to visit wineries and I had tweeted looking for great...
On an early Foggy morning in Santa Barbara, we were able to film our first Harvest experience at Clos Pepe Winery. We were looking for someplace to shoot harvest shots at night or in the morning while in Santa Barbara...
We are back from our trip to Santa Barbara County and Paso Robles and I wanted to quickly get the highlights out and give some shout outs to people and places that made this an exceptional trip. Pierre Lafond Wine...
Day two of our trip will be in Los Olivos. We are hoping to get some great sunrise shots probably near the Saarloos and Sons vineyards and up into Foxen Canyon to shoot the Vandenberg fog. Saarloos & Sons Later...
Sculpterra is located on the East side of Paso off of Linne Road. This unique winery greets you with a magnificent sculpture garden. Surrounded by gorgeous iron fencing by master black smith Robert C. Bentley the garden itself is filled...
During our April trip touring Wine Country from Santa Barbara to Paso Robles I had booked at tour at Talley in Arroyo Grande. I was inspired by the interview in Steve Heimoff’s book “New Classic Winemakers of California” Talley...
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
Tempting Spoonfuls - small bites paired with wines from around the globe
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