Category: Santa Barbara County
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Cargasacchi Invincible Sun: The Sweetest Thing
A few months ago I shared the wonderful tasting my husband and I experienced at Loring Wine Company in Buellton, Santa Barbara County. Because we were already fans of Loring we were not surprised by the exceptional quality of each of the wines we tasted. However, Loring shares their tasting room with a winery to…
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Babcock Winery: A Lesson in Terroir
I am a full-fledged wine geek; furthermore, I love to learn new knowledge and information. As such, exploring the effects of terroir on wines is super fascinating to me and led me to Babcock Winery in Santa Ynez Valley, at the recommendation of my friend Lori Budd with Dracaena Wines on our last trip to…
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Cambria Winery: The Clone Wars Continue
We began our third day in Santa Barbara County driving into the hills of Santa Maria Valley to explore the wines of Cambria Estate Winery. Cambria crafts a wide portfolio of Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs focused on clones, as well as other wines such as Syrah. After attending the fantastic Davis Bynum master cloning class,…
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Celebrating #OTBN on #WinePW
Every year the last Saturday in February is “Open That Bottle Night,” a night where wine lovers all over the globe have an excuse to open that bottle they have been saving for a “special” occasion. This is a night filled with parties and gatherings of friends or just a quiet home celebration where outstanding…
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A Loring Wine Company Surprise
As you know by now I am a big fan of Loring Wine Company. I have already written two articles about various wines made by Brian Loring. However, I truly had no idea their tasting room was in Santa Ynez Valley, California until we drove right by it on our way back to our hotel…
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A Visit with Renaissance Wine Maker Wes Hagen
As you know from my first post about my Santa Barbara County adventure we began our day at Rusack Winery in Ballard Canyon. From there we traveled to the legendary Santa Rita Hills to meet the Renaissance wine maker and vineyard manager of Clos Pepe Estate, Wes Hagen.
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Getting a Little Sideways in the Santa Ynez Valley
One tourist thing I really wanted to do with my husband while in Santa Barbara County was dine at the Hitching Post. I am not a super big touristy person; I like to see all the cool sites but usually the locals know the truly best ways to experience their area. So it was great…
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Beginning the Day the Rusack Way
What better way to begin a Saturday in January than in beautiful Ballard Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California. It was the perfect start to a three day wine tasting excursion in SBCounty. Steven Gerbac of Rusack Winery was gracious enough to meet us early on Saturday morning after a flight delay and traffic delay on…
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