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Father’s Day Weekend Brunch at SB Wine Collective
Santa Barbara Wine Collective Event: Join Santa Barbara Wine Collective Father’s Day Weekend for their next installment of their Pop Up Brunch Series with Chef Robert Perez of The Black Sheep Restaurant. Four course brunch paired with four wines from local... read more
15 Best Instagram Wine Accounts
Shoot! Caption! Share! Instagram is definitely bringing our wine community closer together, not only locally…but globally. People from around the world can connect and share their amazing wine experiences that they encounter through photographs and video... read more
Santa Barbara Wine Collective
Santa Barbara, Ca. Sometimes you walk into a place and you just instantly get a feeling. A feeling that makes you happy and a feeling that sparks your curiosity. For us, Santa Barbara Wine Collective did just that. The space is industrial with its roll up garage... read more
Lafond Winery
Santa Barbara, Ca. If you haven’t noticed by now, we are huge lovers of wines produced from Santa Barbara County. Guess you could say they have always been our first love. One of the very first tasting rooms we ever visited was Santa Barbara Winery, which is... read more
Chicken Cacciatore in a Dutch Oven
This is one of those recipes we make over and over again! It has become a signature dish in our house that is requested quite often. No, this is not the classic Chicken Cacciatore that Mom used to make. The twist here is that green olives and capers are used, making... read more
Larner Vineyard & Winery
Los Olivos, Ca. We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday and that your New Year’s brought lots of good cheer…and a lot of great wine! We’re starting 2015 off with a winery we just visited, Larner Vineyard & Winery, located smack dab in the heart of... read more
Maroon Bells
Aspen, Co. If your travels take you near the town of Aspen, Colorado, then we highly recommend you check out the glorious peaks of Maroon Bells…especially during the months of September and October to witness the stunning fall foliage. It’s the most... read more
Dragonette Cellars
Los Olivos, Ca. On our trip to Los Olivos a couple weeks ago, we stopped in Dragonette Cellars for a tasting. We have always been huge fans of their Pinot Noir and were looking forward to visiting them again. On this particular day, we started our adventure with a... read more
S.Y. Kitchen
Santa Ynez, Ca. We recently found a wonderful new restaurant located in downtown Santa Ynez, Ca. S.Y. Kitchen is tucked away on a small side street and located in a very quaint and charming old house. Surrounded by a white picket fence and brick paved patio, this... read more
Canary Hotel
Santa Barbara, Ca. Summer of 2014 has been filled with some great times with the family including trips to the beach, the desert, the mountains and of course our usual family vacation to Santa Barbara. Our summer would not be complete without a visit. Being the... read more
2010 Grassini ‘Equipo’ Santa Ynez Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Drink This! We are really enjoying this summer white from Grassini Family Vineyards! Not your typical Sauvignon Blanc, this one is aged 2 years in French Oak which added a hint of creaminess that we found interesting and exciting. Yes, the acidity is still there too... read more
Drake Wines
Santa Barbara, Ca. Our day of wine tasting was coming to a close as we headed out the door of Corks n’ Crowns when we noticed the sweetest black dog sitting atop a small flight of steps at the back end of the building. The sign above read, Chatter-Drake wine... read more
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