Wine Country Cycling Tours - California Cycling Vacations- Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara Wine Country Cycling Tours delivers the best bicycling in California. With over seven years of experience, we are able to customize all of our tours to riders' abilities and interests. Our passion is good cycling, good wine, and good food. We are successful when we are able to share that passion with others. Join us on our day tours or design a cycling getaway to experience even more. Our day tours launch out of Santa Ynez into the famous wine country of the Santa Ynez Valley (just a short drive from Santa Barbara) and include a gourmet picnic lunch and wine tasting nestled in world-renown cycling routes and spectacular scenery. We also design and lead coastal tours and complete packages that extend throughout and beyond California's central coast. Come ride with us!
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Santa Ynez Valley Wine Tasting
Walking tour of Solvang, room tour, and wine tastings in Santa Ynez Valley.
Hi there! My name is Jen and I am the founder and writer of World On A Whim, the Perfectionist's Guide to Spontaneous Travel. While my blog focuses on international travel, I am starting school in Los Angeles and will therefore not be able to travel abroad quite as much. Therefore, I decided to curate a Day in LA each week so that we can all enjoy our free time and have adventures in this glorious city. And of course I will share my travels outside of LA with you as well :)
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Santa Barbara Wine Country | The Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort
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Santa Barbara, California (full episode) - V is for Vino wine show
Santa Barabara Wine Region: The Getaway for the Stars
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Santa Barbara is my favorite California wine region. Dollar for dollar, nothing competes, especially if you love cool climate wines like Pinot Noir and elegant, restrained Chardonnay. Our restaurant on this episode also has a spot close to my heart: it was the place I envisioned for V is for Vino when I came up with the idea years ago, and doggone-it, I got it done. Find out why Santa Barbara is the getaway for the celebs on this episode of V is for Vino.
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V is for Vino | The Show to Pair with Your Wine.
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Become a wine expert with V is for Vino, The Show to Pair with Your Wine. On the free 30 minute show, your personal sommelier (aka really smart wine guy) Vince takes you on a video journey to meet the winemaker, learn about the grapes, see the region, and cook a dish that pairs. Then you can get the wine from the show delivered to your door at visforvino.com
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So what is V is for Vino?
It’s the first The Show to Pair with Your Wine where you get to WATCH. LEARN, DRINK. You can watch our show all about wine, and then get the wine from the show delivered to your door. Plus, the wine and recipe cards available at visforvino.com. It’s like virtual wine tasting!
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Join Vince your personal sommelier (a.k.a. smart wine guy) as he tours a new region each month. You’ll meet the featured winemaker, see the region, learn the grapes and wine topics, and cook a meal with a local chef that will pair perfectly.
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Learn different wine topics in each episode: from what is tannin to how to order wine in a restaurant. Plus, get the wine and recipe cards from each episode on visforvino.com
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What kind of club would this be without booze? You can purchase the wine we feature on the show from months featured region/winemaker delivered to your door, so you can drink along with us! It’s like virtual wine tasting!
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You can watch full episodes, or get snippets of the V is for Vino show: learning how-to cook a great recipe or two, exploring new white wine, red wine, and wine topics, as well as the vine and wine world in 2017.
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SANTA BARBARA WINE TOUR
Experience the best of Santa Barbara wine Country. Sustainable Vine Wine Tours provides access to locations not open to the general public where you will taste premium, extremely small-production wines with the owner or winemaker themselves. This a truly behind the scenes wine experience that gets to the heart of the story behind the wines!
Santa Barbara Wine Tours
Eric from SantaBarbaraWineTours.org talks about the Santa Barbara Wine Country, what kind of wines are made there and a couple of his favorite wineries that the wine tourist can visit to imbibe some truly delicious California wine.
Santa Barbara is a perfect place for wine tasting tours for a bunch of reasons. For one thing, it boasts a host of wineries, vineyards and tasting rooms serving up top quality wines made from in a diversity of styles from an array of grape varieties.
As for geographical diversity, you can choose from four AVAs, or designated wine appellations, for your Santa Barbara wine tours: Santa Ynez Valley, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley, in the beautiful Santa Ynez Mountains of Santa Barbara County. These AVAs are home to over 100 wineries, many of which produce world-class wines. In fact, two wines produced in Santa Barbara County were included in Wine Spectator's top 100 wines of 2010: Tensley's Syrah Santa Barbara County, Colson Canyon Vineyard 2008, at no. 17; and Zaca Mesa's Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley 2006, at no. 29.
Just to clarify, that's no. 17 and no. 29, not just in California or America, but in the world (California in general did very well this year with fourteen of the top twenty, and four of the top five wines being from the Golden State). As this result makes clear, some of the world's best Syrah is made in the Santa Barbara Wine Country, one more reason that Santa Barbara wine tours are well worth your while. The region is also renowned for its other Rhone varietals including Grenache, Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne and Mourvedre.
Two other varietals that Santa Barbara wineries excel in are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. These cool climate, Burgundian varietals do especially well in the Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley appellations, both excellent locations for Santa Barbara wine tours. The east-west orientation of the mountains surrounding these AVAs allow cooling fogs to roll in from the Pacific Ocean during the morning, and later in the day, on-shore breezes keep things cool. This maritime influence combined with the area's terrain -- which is located on the oceanic Pacific Plate rather than the continental North American Plate -- and soils favored by the Burgundian varietals, have allowed the wine makers of these two appellations to achieve stunning successes with both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Their Pinot Noirs have received more than their fair share of accolades. In fact, some Santa Barbara wine tours are focused solely on visiting wineries that excel in producing stunning wines from this popular grape variety, and speaking of California Pinot Noir in general, 2007 was a fabulous year for this famously difficult to grow and vinify fruit; the best year ever, in fact, according to California Wine author James Laube, who writes in the September 2009 issue of Wine Spectator that, The breadth and depth of quality in 2007 California Pinot Noir is unparalleled...2007, offering the greatest assortment of outstanding wines in the 25 years I've been tasting and writing about Golden State Pinot. A number of Sta. Rita Hills wines are featured among his picks for the top Pinots of 2007.
Santa Barbara wine tours have much to offer. First and foremost, an incredible number and variety of fantastic wineries and vineyards to visit including: the beautiful Curtis Winery, the environmentally conscious Sunstone Vinyards and Winery, the unassuming Kalrya Winery, the stately Bridlewood Estate Winery, the quaint Brander Vineyard, the elegant Gainey Vineyard, the cozy Buttonwood Farms Winery, the bucolic Beckman Vineyards, the rustic Foxen Winery, the colorful Blackjack Ranch Vineyards and Winery, and the grand Fess Parker Winery. Besides the wineries, Santa Barbara wine tours let you enjoy golden Southern California sunshine, sweeping, bucolic vistas, fine restaurants and friendly people when you embark on your own Santa Barbara wine tour.
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Buellton, California Vlog
Our Buellton, California Vlog would never be the same without an ideal and perfect stay in Sideways Inn by Highway West Vacations. This Vlog is all about kicking our heels up, slowing things down and taking in all the beautiful scenic views this magical town has to offer. We also recommend dropping along in “Solvang” town which has Danish architecture and such an old world charm to it!! A must visit for sure when in California!!
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Views over Santa Barbara from Santa Ynez range
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The Santa Ynez mountains dominate Santa Barbara in California. Within a twenty minute or so drive one can reach the summit where one is greeted by fantastic views of the Pacific Ocean on one side and the mountains and wilderness on the other. This has to be one of the most attractive places I have ever been to.
Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail
Santa Barbara's Urban Wine Trail is unique. Follow it and you get to explore Santa Barbara from elegant State Street and the historic El Paseo shopping center where you will find Grassini, Au Bon Climat and Margerum, to the outskirts of the Funk Zone where Carr resides in it's Quonsit hut making you feel like you've walked right into a barrel. Cross the train tracks and stop by AVA Santa Barbara where you can taste wines from all the AVA's in the area and see the huge Elkpen mural mapping out the unique climate, soils and history of the AVA's. Stroll down the block and stop at Santa Barbara Winery one of the very first in this area. Anacapa Street is teaming with tasting rooms like Oreana, Kunin and of course Municipal Wine Makers which looks like a dive shop and has a wall of filing cabinets. As you stroll between the tasting rooms take in the Funk zone with it's murals and small artist shops and galleries. The Santa Barbara Surf Museum is there as well as plenty of surfboard and dive shops. Keep walking and you will hit the beach. Grab a segway or a bike or just walk the beach. Head out on to the wharf and visit the Aquarium or just enjoy watching the fishermen. Stop by Conway Family Vineyards Deep Sea tasting room with a 2nd story patio to enjoy the view with a glass of wine. Don't miss sunset at the end of the wharf and the parade of boats returning to the marina. It makes for a perfect day...although 2 would be even better.
Santa Barbara Wineries in Los Olivos
Exotic Wine Travel tasting from Santa Barbara wineries in Los Olivos, California. There are over 50 tasting rooms in this tiny town in Santa Barbara Wine Country. Discover rare wines and unique wine regions with us!
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SBWCCT Bike To The Beach Tour
This spectacular mountain bike ride begins in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley wine country and finishes at Refugio beach located along the Gaviota coastline and includes breath-taking panoramic views of the Santa Ynez Valley, the Pacific Ocean, and the Santa Barbara Channel Islands.
The route is mostly paved with a steep four-mile dirt road climb. After the challenging four-mile mountain bike climb over Refugio Pass, you will descend on a paved road eight miles down to the beach where a gourmet picnic lunch awaits you. Be sure to dip your front tire in the Pacific Ocean to mark the end of your exciting trip to the beach!
Santa Barbara | California Road Trip Part 4 | Urban Wine Trail, Beach & Drunk Cycling
Hi gang! This is my 4th video from our California Road Trip and this time we're in Santa Barbara. We only had two nights here so this is a quickie. We went to the beach, did the Urban Wine Trail and subsequent drunken sunset cycle by the beach.
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CWN Tasting Guide: Santa Ynez Valley
Welcome to California’s other great wine region, The Santa Ynez Valley that offers visitors world class, award winning wines. Whether your palate craves a hearty Merlot or a crisp Chardonnay, you will find the perfect wine using California Wine Navigator
Visit Monterey Wine Country
Visit Monterey County, one of the top wine destinations of the world! Approximately 85 vintners and growers are now farming in the county, producing more than 40 varietals and a booming wine scene. Try our signature pinot noir, chardonnay and syrah at tasting rooms in Monterey, Carmel and the Carmel and Salinas Valleys.
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Best Days In Ojai January 2019
Things To Do in Ojai! ~ Bike ride on the Ojai Valley Bike Trail ~ Relax at Soule Park and bring your dogs to the dog park ~ Visit the Ojai Valley Museum.
Santa Barbara Trolley Wine Tours
Tour Santa Barbara Wine Country in the Santa Ynez Valley or book a private Urban Wine Tour on an open air trolley. Rent a private Santa Barbara Trolley with your friends! Visit sbtrolley.com to book your charted wine tour in Santa Barbara!
Kunin Winery, Funk Zone, Urban Wine Trail in Santa Barbara
Kunin Winery is located in the Funk Zone in Santa Barbara. Known for their killer Syrahs but also one of our favorites, the Pape Star which is their take on a Chateauneuf du Pape.