Finding Connections in the Northern Rhône
Connections I’ve only been to France once. We were in Germany and during our week in Hamburg we took the train to Paris for a single day. Up early, we arrived at the Gard du Nord train station and made...
So you are heading to Santa Barbara and want to know where to taste wine…
I was asked recently about insights into visiting Santa Barbara. My brain goes a little crazy then, filled with all the wonderful options. It’s no secret that I love this area and it’s people. As I set out to jot...
Syrah Seminar 2016 SB Vintners – Episode 3 Bien Nacido
Syrah Panel Santa Barbara Vintners 2016 Chris Hammell of Bien Nacido Chris Hammell is the Vineyard Manager for Bien Nacido Vineyards. Bien Nacido is located in the Santa Maria Valley in Santa Barbara County. This vineyard is distinctive. Once you...
Zaca Mesa University – Part 4 Eric Mohseni
Welcome to part 4 of our coverage of the Santa Barbara Vintners Wine Seminar from the Vintners Spring Weekend 2015. The theme of the seminar was “Zaca Mesa University” based on a wonderful article in Edible Santa Barbara from Spring...
Zaca Mesa University Jim Clendenen & Bob Lindquist
Welcome to part 3 of our coverage of the Santa Barbara Vintners Wine Seminar from the Vintners Spring Weekend 2015. The theme of the seminar was “Zaca Mesa University” based on a wonderful article in Edible Santa Barbara from Spring...
Zaca Mesa University Part 2 – Ken Brown
This is part 2 of our coverage of the Santa Barbara Vintners Wine Seminar from April of 2015. The theme of the seminar was “Zaca Mesa University” with a panel of wine makers all of whom had come through the...
Zaca Mesa University, With Christopher Sawyer
The Santa Barbara Vintners Spring Weekend featured a Wine Seminar called “Zaca Mesa University”. Zaca Mesa Winery has a long history of turning out amazing winemakers and this seminar brought 4 of them together. Morgen McLaughlin, Executive Director of the...
“Zaca Mesa University” Santa Barbara Wine Seminar Spring 2015 – The Highlight Reel
During the Santa Barbara Vintners Spring Weekend this April, the Wine Seminar topic was “Zaca Mesa University”. Inspired by a Spring 2013 article in Edible Santa Barbara Magazine, this seminar featured winemakers who have played a part in the history...
Qupe, Verdad, Ethan & Bob Lindquist
We left ABC and hurried back to the car (it was a bit of a hike!) and headed on to Los Olivos to try to get to Qupe before the tasting room closed. We had driven from Santa Barbara to...
Zaca Mesa at 40
Zaca Mesa WIndmill foggy morning This weekend Zaca Mesa Winery will celebrate it’s 40th birthday. This winery has quite a bit of history. The property was purchased by a group of friends in 1972 and the vineyard was planted...
ABC and a stroll up State Street
So…we had lunch out on Stearns Wharf and enjoy the view and then do a tasting at the ever so kitschy Municipal Winemakers and now we decide to head to Au Bon Climat or ABC as they call it here....
Springtime in Wine Country – Santa Barbara to Paso Robles
Stearn Wharf Sign Drawn to the coast we began on the beach in Santa Barbara wandering Stearns wharf and then tasting at Municipal Winemakers on Santa Barbara’s Urban Wine Trail in “The Funk Zone”. Au Bon Climat called and we...
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Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
Tempting Spoonfuls, Small bites with wines from around the globe. on sale now on Amazon
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