Sanford Vineyards and Winery - Lompoc California
Premium Pinot Noir and other varietals in Santa Barbara County
Tour our Sanford Winery Tasting Room
Inspired by the California mission-style, our new Sanford tasting room is a two-story structure built from natureâs finest raw materials, including 100-year-old reclaimed barn wood from Washington State. These timbers were also used to build the adjacent winery. The foundation of the building is constructed from native California stone and the buildingâs exterior is comprised of more than 15,000 handmade adobe bricks.
Defining the Edge
A survey of the Eastern Boundary Line of the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. Submit your comments regarding this petition here:
Sta. Rita Hills in Santa Barbara Wine Country
Exotic Wine Travel in Sta. Rita Hills of Santa Barbara Wine Country, California. The Sta. Rita Hills AVA is growing grapes for some of the most distinctive Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays in the United States. Discover rare wines and unique wine regions with us!
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10 Wines to Try in Santa Barbara County
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Wine Ghetto in Lompoc Home of Many Santa Barbara Wineries
Exotic Wine Travel exploring the Lompoc Wine Ghetto in California, home of many Santa Barbara Wineries. Here at this sleepy town in Santa Barbara Wine County, there are warehouses stuffed with independent winemakers. Wine tasting is easy as you can simply walk from tasting room to tasting room. Discover rare wines and unique wine regions with us!
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Justin Vineyards & Winery - Paso Robles California
SAMsARA - Journey Through The Vineyards
Take a Google Earth journey through the Santa Rita Hills vineyards farmed by winemaker Chad Melville to make his minimal-intervention Samsara wines.
The Wine Down - A Taste of Santa Barbara Wine Country with Brandon Sparks-Gillis of Dragonette Cellars
Having learned about wine while working as a clerk at Wally's Wine and Spirits, Brandon Sparks-Gillis took his taster's apprenticeship to co-found Dragonette Cellars with John and Steve Dragonette. Years of cultivation and experience helped them create a truly outstanding label that Brandon shares with the Wine Down.
We discuss growing in the central coast, working with luminary winemakers, and taste several excellent bottles from Dragonette.
GUEST BIO:
John and Steve Dragonette and close friend Brandon Sparks-Gillis formed Dragonette Cellars in order to pursue a long-held dream to produce wines of the utmost quality and purity from the finest vineyards in Santa Barbara County and the Central Coast. Every bottle that leaves our winery is 100% produced by family members.
We have poured our experience into producing cool-climate expressions of Pinot Noir and Syrah from vineyards in the Santa Ynez Valley, Sta. Rita Hills, and York Mountain, and Sauvignon Blanc from the uniquely suitable area of Happy Canyon.
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
00:01 Welcome to the Wine Down.
00:42 Introducing Brandon Sparks-Gillis.
01:45 The symbol and seal of Dragonette.
03:42 Tasting the 2011 Rosé.
04:27 Negotiating label politics.
05:29 Getting a wine education at Wally's.
08:16 A lesson in growing grapes in Colorado.
09:34 The key to creating great wine: Fanatical Devotion.
12:50 Creating synergy with your partners.
16:52 Working with Manford Krankl.
18:49 Tasting the 2010 Happy Canyon Sauvignon Blanc.
20:52 Showing off a piece of Serpentinite--California's state rock!
22:51 Sourcing grapes from 18 vineyards and building the perfect wishlist.
26:22 The learning curve for the winery over the years, and learning to deal with heat waves.
29:36 Developing confidence as a winemaker; maintaining purity of perspective.
33:48 What to do with raisined grapes? Mitigating risk.
36:53 Tasting the 2010 Pinot Noir, and notes on the fabulous grapes.
40:44 Delegating responsibilities in a small family business.
42:15 Making the move to the boonies to make wine.
44:09 Tasting the 7, and cool growth grape notes.
46:01 Finding the wines (wine club!).
47:07 Future goals for Dragonette.
48:22 Cheers and Goodbye!
Lompoc Flower Fields in Lompoc, CA: #TravelsWithCeceliaLynnGreenberg: Santa Barbara County
Famous Lompoc flower fields
Day Tripping in Buellton and Solvang: Wine Tasting 07-14-2018
Day Tripping in Buellton and Solvang: Wine Tasting 07-14-2018 #ilikethiswine
Vineyards near los angeles ca -- 2-For-1 Wine Tasting near
Vineyards near los angeles ca -- Call (310) 954-0806 to get 2-for-1 wine tasting and 25% discount on wines purchased for new club members at the Rosenthal Malibu Estates. Call (310) 954-0806 for details.
Presqu'ile Winery Los Olivos / Santa Maria Valley
Presqu'ile owner Matt Murphy and winemaker Dieter Cronje share about the Presqu'ile story and their amazing new tasting room opening.
Budget Inn in Lompoc CA
Book here: . . . . . . . .. .. ... . . . . Budget Inn 817 North H Street Lompoc CA 93436 This motel is 2.5 miles from Lompoc Wine Ghetto Tasting. Free Wi-Fi is included in each guest room. Vandenberg Air Force Base is a 20 minute drive away. Cable TV with extended channels is featured in all rooms at Budget Inn. A fridge and microwave are provided in each comfortably furnished room. Tea and coffee-making facilities are included. A 24-hour front desk is offered at Budget Inn Lompoc. Fax and photocopying services are available. A laundromat and vending machines featuring drinks are on site. Palmina Winery is 2 miles from this motel. Lompoc Shopping Center is a 5 minute drive away.
Napa Valley Grapegrowers' 2013 Harvest News Conference
What: Napa Valley Grapegrowers' Harvest Press Conference streamed live from Trefethen Family Vineyards. Twenty minute discussion, followed by Q&A via @NVGrapegrowers on Twitter using hashtag #NVGHarvest.
Speakers include:
• Jon Ruel - Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) President; COO, Trefethen Family Vineyards
• Allison Cellini -- NVG member, Assistant Viticulturist at Renteria Vineyard Management
• Remi Cohen - NVG member; Director of Winemaking & Viticulture, Cliff Lede Vineyards
Conference topics:
• 2013 weather summary and its effect on the vintage growing season
• How the industry is replanting for the next era in winegrowing
• The evolving economy of grapegrowing
• Farmworker Foundation 2013 highlights
• Furthering quality and technology with innovation, new equipment
Oreana Winery & Tasting Room Santa Barbara CA
Winery in the City of Santa Barbara. Ashley is pouring to Marc, Beth, Brent and Kenton. Christian Garvin is the winemaker.
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Wes Hagen's 5 minute Master Class on Veraison in Pinot Noir, 7.8.13
Wes Hagen, Vineyard manager and Winemaker for Clos Pepe Vineyards and Estate Wines in the Sta. Rita Hills of Sta. Barbara County, takes you into the vineyard to discuss the onset of color change in pinot noir, known in French as 'veraison'. W
What is veraison, what does it signify, and how close to harvest are we?
Put on your wine geek hat and join us in the field for a lively discussion about vines, birds, color and a waxy substance called bloom!