Santa Barbara County Syrah From Zaca Mesa, The Ojai Vineyard, and Samsara
Exotic Wine Travel tasting single vineyard Syrah from The Ojai Vineyard, Samsara, and Zaca Mesa. Top notch Syrah delivers the most bang for the buck in California. Santa Barbara County is producing stellar examples too. Discover rare wines and unique wine regions with us!
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The Ojai Vineyard Syrah John Sebastiano Vineyard 2014
Samsara Syrah Zotovich Vineyard 2013
Zaca Mesa Z Chapel Syrah 2013
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Syrah, 2013. Zaca Mesa // April 2018 Classic Series with WOMC
Syrah, 2013. Zaca Mesa
Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley, California
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Since its creation in 1973, Zaca Mesa has been one of the most innovative wineries in California. At the time of its founding, it was only the third winery in Santa Barbara County. Now, it’s got a lot more company, but its name is associated with many of the finest winemakers in California.
One of Zaca Mesa’s alumni was Ken Brown, now considered one of the best winemakers in the state. And the future owners of Au Bon Climat and Qupé used to work in the tasting room! The place was such a training ground for winemakers that it was nicknamed Zaca Mesa University.
Among their many firsts, Zaca Mesa were the first to plant Syrah in Santa Barbara County in 1978. One of their first vintages, 1993, was served at the White House. And today, they’re still considered one the best Syrah vineyards in the state.
Why? Well, it’s difficult to put into words the flavors of Zaca Mesa Syrah. Being one of the oldest Syrah vineyards in California, it simply has no equals. The grapes are just better than everybody else’s. And when you add the level of expertise they are known for in winemaking, it’s no wonder that this wine is just about as good as it gets.
First, you encounter an incredibly dense violet color that is almost opaque. The robe which hugs the glass as you swirl it is as exciting as the aromas that escape. Blueberry, rain-soaked earth, leather and dark chocolate are part of the endless swirl of flavors that are as dizzying as they are exciting.
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Koehler Estate Vineyard in Santa Ynez Valley, CA
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The Koehler Estate Vineyard House is 4000 square feet of rustic elegance encompassed by stunning panoramic vineyard views and sits on a 1/3 acre manicured lawn. High-speed wireless internet, HDTV and digital cable, Viking appliances, state-of-the-art furniture and beautiful original artwork make this a hidden gem in Santa Ynez Wine Country. The Vineyard House is minutes away from top-notch dining, shopping, and wine tasting, and is also the perfect place to take time away from your busy world.
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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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Trails to Kenneth Volk Vineyards in Santa Maria, CA
This is the winery in Santa Maria, CA, called Kenneth Volk. Here you can taste wines known in the Santa Barbara area like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. With grapes grown in the Paso Robles area, wines are made on the Santa Maria property to create great Cabs and Merlot.
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Third Phantom Flight with GoPro
Kyle helped me with the third flight of my DJI Phantom 1, this time at a the Zaca Mesa Winery in the Santa Ynez Valley, CA. Although it was a bit windy, it was a great day and location to fly. We finally got the Phantom to fly in Coarse Lock mode - still need to work on Home Lock settings. Thanks for your help Kyle.
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