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    Chicken Tikka with Panch Phoron and Tarragon at Bibi Ji

    December 9, 2020 by calicoastblog

    Note: Bibi Ji may be subject to Stay-at-Home Orders, where they cannot offer dining. Thank goodness this Chicken Tikka is on their To-Go Menu! Indian-American sommelier Rajat Parr is widely known for his extensive knowledge and expertise of the world’s great wines, and for developing and managing wine programs for more than a dozen famous …

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    Where to Taste Sparkling Wine in Los Olivos, CA

    November 18, 2020 by calicoastblog

    Local Santa Barbara Bubbles Note: With this year’s closures due to the pandemic, many wineries will only be selling these sparkling wines by the bottle. By now, eating and drinking local in Santa Barbara County is easy. With our plethora of local farmers and chefs who embrace local ingredients, along with the more than 200 …

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    Riverbench Winery Sparkling Wine on Foxen Canyon Wine Trail

    Riverbench Sparkling Wine

    November 17, 2020 by calicoastblog

    In Santa Barbara county, the only place to taste a flight of sparkling wine every day is Riverbench Winery‘s tasting room in downtown Santa Barbara. They make 7 different sparklers…read below in their own words: 2014 Riverbench Reserve Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine – An extended tirage and extra time in barrel make this the most …

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    Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Artisan Wines in Santa Barbara Wine Country

    Cheese & Wine Pairing: a Primer on Matching Wine with Cheese

    March 28, 2018 by calicoastblog

    Pairing wine with cheese is not as easy as it seems! An easy guideline we’ve all used before is to match the wine and cheese regions, body-weight or flavor profile. Or to do the opposite of body and flavors (fatty cheese with crisp acid); either way seems to work. Keeping it local/regional also always makes sense …

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    10 Days of Sparkling Wine: Central Coast Local Bubbles!

    December 14, 2016 by calicoastblog

    We have so many amazing sparkling wines right here on the central coast, there’s no need to look further afield for New Year’s Eve bubbles. With about 30 sparkling wine makers in Santa Barbara county and about 20 in San Luis Obispo county, this coastal region in California can really stand up to real Champagne. …

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald

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