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    National Rosé Day Means Wine Tasting in Los Olivos

    June 8, 2022 by calicoastblog

    When National Rosé Day rolls around each June (this year it is Saturday, June 11!) it’s time to head to Los Olivos. There are 30 rosé wines to taste right in town, all withing walking distance of each other. And this year, there are plenty of cool new options! You’ll find all styles of Rosé, …

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    Flying Goat Cellars – Sparkling Wine Goat Bubbles

    April 26, 2018 by calicoastblog

    One of the original sparkling wine makers in Santa Barbara County using the traditional method — méthode champenoise — to make bubbles in-house was Flying Goat Cellars. Norm Yost and Kate Griffith have been picking early, fermenting grapes, providing the proper environment for a second fermentation in the bottle and disgorging in the Lompoc wine ghetto since 2008. Flying Goat …

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    Bien Nacido Vineyard, Santa Barbara wine country

    Bien Nacido Vineyards

    April 17, 2018 by calicoastblog

    Bien Nacido Vineyards in Santa Maria Valley Bien Nacido Vineyards are some of the most well-known vineyards in the world. 12 different grape varieties grow there and are famous for their ability to make high-quality, award-winning wines. It’s also the most-named vineyard across all branded labels in the world. If you’ve never seen the vineyard, get a peek in …

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    Welcome to Wine Country – Gainey Vineyard

    January 31, 2017 by calicoastblog

    As you approach the Santa Ynez Valley from southern California, you’ll be driving over “the pass” – if you know what’s good for you. Meaning, if you drive like a local. And, as you make that final stretch after all those gorgeous winding turns, you’ll make a left onto route 246 (not to be confused …

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    Grape Stomp in Solvang, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County

    The Great Grape Stomp – Kalyra Winery

    January 2, 2016 by calicoastblog

    “Why are you all dressed alike? What’s with the polka-dots?” The slightly tipsy woman was staring at the seven of us dressed in various impersonations of Lucy and Ethel stomping grapes from the classic “I Love Lucy” episode. I looked our group up and down. Some did look like Lucy & Ethel, but a few …

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