Cali Coast Wine Country
With so many Sparkling Wine and local champagne producers in Santa Barbara County, there are over a dozen places to taste local bubbles right in downtown Santa Barbara. 16 wineries make local Champagne you can taste and buy in downtown Santa Barbara, including 1 in Montecito and 1 in Summerland. There are also more that …
San Luis Obispo Wine Country includes the SLO Coast, Edna Valley and Arroyo Grande Valley AVAs, and is one of California’s coolest wine growing regions. The 30+ wineries in this area are an average of only 5 miles from the ocean! Coastal fog, wind, soil, and sun create wines refined by the Pacific’s influence. This …
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 wineries and over 21,349 acres planted to wine grapes, you can easily find locally grown food, wine and Sparkling Wine (and local champagne) to enjoy every day of …
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 …
So, the only real reason I have ever run a half-marathon is because there’s wine tasting at the finish line. Ok, ok… and maybe also because my brother inspired me just a little (he’s run at least 12 real marathons)…and come to think of it, there was an ugly breakup with a two-timing boyfriend that conveniently …
We have so many amazing local champagnes and Sparkling Wines right here on the central coast, there’s no need to look further afield for New Year’s Eve bubbles. With about 60 sparkling wine makers in Santa Barbara county and about 70 in San Luis Obispo county, this coastal region in California can really stand up …
