Tag: Santa Barbara County

• 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

• 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…

  Michelle Williams

  February 18, 2015

  California, Food, Hitching Post Wines, Music, Pinot Noir, Restaurant, Santa Barbara County, Wine

  Buellton, California, date night, food, Frank Ostini, Hartley Ostini Hitching Post 2012 Highliner Pinot Noir, Hitching Post Highliner Pinot Noir, Hitching Post II, Hitching Post wines, music, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley, Sideways, wine, Wine Safari

• 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…

  Michelle Williams

  February 11, 2015

  Ballard Canyon, California, Catalina Island, Chardonnay, Music, Pinot Noir, Rusack Vineyards, Sangiovese, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley, Syrah, Wine, Zinfandel

  #SBCWines, Ballard Canyon, California, Catalina Island, Chardonnay, music, Pinot Noir, Rusack Vineyards, Santa Barbara County, Steven Gerbac, Syrah, Train, wine, winetasting, Zinfandel

• More Friendship, Fun and Wine

  Recently I enjoyed another wonderful evening with my dear friends. As busy women we need the occasional “Ladies Night Out” to bond and connect. We meet for lunch frequently but sometimes friendship and laughter needs a little wine. A member of our HCV group and her husband bought and moved into a new house in…

  Michelle Williams

  October 6, 2014

  Food, Friends, Groom, Loring Wine Company, Margerum, Music, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Lucia Highlands, Van Morrison, Wine, Zinfandel

  Australia, Australian wine, Barossa Valley, California, Days Like This, food, friends, Fun, Groom, Groom Barossa Valley Bush Block, Loring Wine Company, Margerum M5, Monterey County, music, North Coast, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Lucia Highlands, SBC Wine, Van Morrison, wine, Winelover, Zinfandel

• 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

• Good Wine Softens the Blow

  This is a sad post for me to write but I am doing it at the request of my daughter. The last weekend of August we traveled approximately 1,200 miles to Columbus, Ohio and 1,200 miles back to our home in a suburb of Dallas in four days. On the way to Columbus we had…

  Michelle Williams

  September 3, 2014

  Family, Food, Fun!, Ohio, Pinot Noir, Riesling, The Ohio State University, Wine

  Au Bon Climat, Carry On, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbus, family, food, Fun, Nashville, Ohio, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Santa Barbara County, The Ohio State University, Washington Wines, wine

• Rusack 2010 SBC Pinot Noir Delivers All Night Long

  My daughter invited 15 of her closest friends to our house to celebrate her 18th birthday. We recently had our back yard remodeled so the teens took over the back yard and game room. My husband and I found solace in our courtyard on the side of the house opposite the back yard, where the…

  Michelle Williams

  June 5, 2014

  California, Food, Lionel Richie, Music, Party, Pinot Noir, Rusack, Santa Barbara County, Wine

  #SBCWines, All Night Long, food, Fun, Lionel Richie, music, Pinot Noir, Rusack, Santa Barbara County, wine, Winelover