Tag: Santa Rita Hills
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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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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 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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