Stonehouse wine collection recovery remarkable
The mudslides that devastated Montecito in January of 2018 ruined one of the top 100 restaurant wine collections in the world at the Stonehouse, San Ysidro Ranch. The restaurant lost its inventory of nearly 12,500 bottles of fine wine when mud and rocks from nearby San Ysidro Creek crashed through the back door of the Read More →
Santa Barbara County vineyards celebrate anniversaries
Sunstone Vineyards & Winery is celebrating 25 years since the 1994 opening of its tasting room. It is one of the first organic vineyard estates in Santa Barbara County and will host a “Wine & Swine” reception at the Sunstone Estate from 4-6 p.m. Aug. 17. The reception will feature a pig roast, live ’90s Read More →
Rebranding spotlights ‘best-kept secret’ tri-county wine region
A wine region in the Tri-Counties has been profiled in publications as “Wine Country’s Best-Kept Secret,” (LAWeekly), and sub-areas of it as “California’s Best Unsung Wine Regions” (Wine Enthusiast). It was among “10 Under-the-Radar North American Wine Regions You Need to Visit” (Fodor’s Travel). The “secret” in our own backyard is an area recently rebranded Read More →
‘Wine Spectator’ honors Paso Robles restaurants
The publication “Wine Spectator” lauded Paso Robles restaurants Il Cortile Ristorante and La Cosecha Bar + Restaurant with 2019 Awards of Excellence. The awards are featured in the Aug. 31 issue of Wine Spectator, which hit newsstands on July 16. Both restaurants were praised for their outstanding food quality, dining and cocktail menus, service and Read More →
Actor James Garner’s Santa Ynez Valley estate for sale
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Santa Barbara County vintners seek more money for marketing
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Stomp grapes in Solvang to celebrate wine harvest
The Solvang Stomp, a wine harvest street festival, will be held Oct. 19 in downtown Solvang. Solvang Stomp guests will have the opportunity to stomp grapes in vats barefoot, sip tastes from dozens of area wineries, dance to a live band, drink pink in the “I Love Rosé Lounge” and be able to purchase food Read More →
