Category: Santa Rita Hills

• 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 […]

  Michelle Williams

  April 17, 2015

  Babcock Winery, Music, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, SBC wine, terroir, Wine, Winetasting

  #SBCWines, Babcock Winery, Brian Babcock, Dead or Alive, music, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, terroir, wine, Winefolly, winetasting

• 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 […]

  Michelle Williams

  March 14, 2015

  #OTBN, #WinePW, Ballard Canyon, California, Caymus Vineyard, Food, Music, Napa Valley, Open That Bottle Night, Pinot Noir, Rusack Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Wine, Wine Pairing Weekend, Zinfandel

  #OTBN, #WinePW, Ballard Canyon, California, Caymus 2010 Zinfandel, Caymus Vineyards, food, music, Napa Valley, Open That Bottle Night, Pinot Noir, Rusack Vineyards, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Smashing Pumpkins, wine, Zinfandel

• 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.

  Michelle Williams

  February 27, 2015

  Axis Mundi, California, Chardonnay, Clos Pepe, Music, Olin, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Uncategorized, Wes Hagan, Wine

  #SBCWines, Alleria by Rocco Ventrella, Chardonnay, clones, Clos Pepe, education, History, jazz, music, Pinot Noir, Rocco Ventrella, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Sta Rita Hills, Wes Hagen, wine

• I’m Lovin the Sheep

  In my article Hangin with Friends and Snakes I shared  our fun dinner with our friends Mark and Cherie.  We recently had the pleasure of another wonderful evening of food and wine with them at our house. Since the dinner they prepared was so delicious I felt pressure to step up to the plate with […]

  Michelle Williams

  September 8, 2014

  California, Clos Pepe, Food, Friends, Music, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, The Cult, Wine

  California, Clos Pepe, friends, Love Removal Machine, music, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, The Cult, wine, Winelover