Tag: SBC Wine

• 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…

  Michelle Williams

  July 20, 2015

  Cargasacchi Wines, Food, Friends, Music, Pinot Grigio, Santa Barbara County, U2, Wine

  Buellton, cake, Cargasacchi, Cargasacchi 2010 Invincible Sun Late Harvest Pinot Grigio, dessert, food, friends, music, Peter Cargasacchi, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, SBC Wine, The Stuffed Griffin, The Sweetest Thing, U2, Villa Cordevigo, Villabella, wine

• Perfect Wine Pairings for Easter Lunch & Dinner

  This is the second in a two part series on pairing wine with your Easter meals. Monday’s article, “Make Your Easter Brunch Sparkle,” featured recommendations from myself and fellow bloggers I follow on sparkling wines to pair with your Easter brunch celebration. However, not everyone celebrates Easter with brunch; therefore, this article features wines to…

  Michelle Williams

  April 2, 2015

  A to Z, Cabernet Franc, Carmen, Carmenere, celebrate, Chateau Miraval, Chenin Blanc, Cline Cellars, dinner, Easter, Family, Food, Four Brix Winery, Friends, Grace Estate, Grenache Blanc, Indaba, lunch, Margerum, McPherson Cellars, Piatelli, Pinot Noir, Rose, Syrah, Torrontes, Wine, Zinfandel

  A to Z 2012 Oregon Pinot Noir, Carmen Gran Reserve 2011 Carmenere, celebrate, Chateau Miraval 2014 Cotes de Provence, Cline Cellars 2012 Zinfandel, Colson Canyon Vineyard, Easter, family, food, Four Brix Winery Desirous 2012 Grenache Blanc, French Wine, friends, Grace Estate Winery 2012 Cabernet Franc, Indaba 2013 Chenin Blanc, Margerum 2010 Syrah, McPheson Cellars Les Copains 2013 Dry Rose, music, Oregon Wine, Piatelli Torrontes 2012 Premium Reserve, Santa Barbara County, SBC Wine, TXwine, VAwine, wine, Wines of Chile

• 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,…

  Michelle Williams

  March 20, 2015

  Cambria Estate Winery, clones, Music, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Maria Valley, SBC wine, Travel, Wine

  Cambria Estate Winery, clones, Matchbox Twenty, music, Pinot Noir, Rob Thomas, Santa Barbara County, Santa Maria Valley, SBC Wine, Wes Hagen, wine

• 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