| 10am - 5pm |
Bridlewood |
Large Mission-style winery majestically sitting on 105
acres, surrounded by vineyards, trees, lakes, gardens,
horses and picnic areas. Many award-winning wines. Come
for the wine, stay for the experience. |
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| 10am - 5pm |
Cambria |
Cambria's proximity to the ocean and east-west orientation
gives this 1,405-acre property the diversity it needs
to grow Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah under perfectly
suited conditions.
10% discount on wine purchases for all Visa holders. |
|
| 10am - 6pm |
Costa
de Oro |
In addition to their line-up of estate-grown Pinot Noir
and Chardonnay wines, Costa de Oro are offering library
wine tastings, live music and 15% off all wine purchases.
Food is also available for purchase.
Visa holders are offered a 15% discount on all wine purchases. |
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Gainey
Vineyard |
For over 20 years, the Gainey family has produced ultra-premium
wines from the Santa Ynez and Sta. Rita Hills. Visitors
are welcome at our beautiful Spanish-style winery. |
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| 10am - 5pm |
Koehler
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Koehler Winery's friendly and inviting tasting room
is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm. Weather permitting,
guests may also partake of a sip of wine on the spectacularly
beautiful grounds, surrounded by the Koehler family's
own remarkable menagerie of unusual animals and exotic
birds.
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| 10am - 5pm |
Lafond |
Winemaker Bruce McGuire was one of the pioneers in the
development of Pinot Noir and Syrah. Bruce controls the
total process, from the selection of varieties and clones
in the vineyard, to farming practices, cultivation, pruning
and when to pick. Accordingly the wines reflect his style
and philosophy of winemaking.
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| 10am - 5pm |
Rancho
Sisquoc |
To the Chumash Indians of the area, "Sisquoc"
meant "gathering place". Rancho Sisquoc is again
a gathering place, this time for wine lovers.
Open House with light appetizers. |
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Roblar |
Roblar Winery is located in the beautiful Santa Ynez
Valley. The rustic tasting room and winery are set on
a beautiful 38 acre vineyard. Roblar Winery is an experience.
The entire facility was designed to reflect the owners’
passion for quality living.
Visa holders receive 10% off all purchases. |
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Royal
Oaks |
One of the Valley's best kept secrets. A boutique
winery known for its handcrafted wines at reasonable
prices, we offer wines for every palate. The wines are
elegant and complex.
Visa holders receive 10% off all purchases. |
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Santa
Barbara Winery |
Santa Barbara winery's grapes come from the Lafond Vineyards
in the Santa Rita Hills of the Santa Ynez Valley and from
neighboring vineyards. The winery
produces Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah
varieties that have excelled in the micro climate of the
western end of the valley which is strongly influenced
by the cool breezes from the Pacific, the foggy mornings
and the warm days. |
|
| 10am - 4pm |
Sunstone |
Open House
Visit our wine caves and taste library wines
throughout the weekend. Listen to live Music in our rosemary
garden and soak up the sun at Sunstone Vineyards and Winery. |
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Tres
Hermanas |
Specializing in small-lot Syrah, Viognier, Roussanne,
Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Muscat Canelli, Refosco and
Cuvées.
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| 10am - 4pm |
Zaca
Mesa |
An estate winery dedicated to growing and handcrafting
Rhône varieties (Syrah, Viognier, Roussanne and
Grenache) offering a unique experience to share.
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|
| 10.30am - 5.30pm |
Curtis
Winery |
Curtis Winery is exclusively committed to the crafting
of Rhône-style wines. We are inspired by the extraordinary
terrain of Santa Barbara County’s Santa Ynez Valley,
which is today recognized as one of the world’s
leading appellations for Rhône varietals. |
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| 10.30am - 4.30pm |
Kenneth
Volk Vineyards |
Ken Volk has been making Santa Barbara and Central Coast
wines for more than a quarter century and has earned a
reputation for crafting world-class wines, particularly
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Santa Maria Valley.
Visa holders receive 10% off all wine purchases. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
ampelos
cellars |
A family run operation located in the Santa Rita Hills.
We follow traditional winemaking practices producing limited
quantities of Pinot Noir, Syrah and Syrah/Grenache wines. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Artiste |
Celebrate the fusion of art and wine. Winemaker Bion
Rice composes neo-classical blends called "Impressionist
Cuvées" that combine a sense of Old World
style with a new World personality. |
|
| 11am - 8pm |
Baehner-Fournier |
The Eastern Santa Ynez Valley is hot! Bordeaux varietals
love it and we grow three of them on our estate...Cabernet
Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Merlot. We blend them into
our delicious V3, the only Bordeaux blend of its type
in the Valley. At the Wandering Dog Wine Bar,
Solvang. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Beckmen |
A family-owned and -operated winery producing ultra-premium,
estate-grown Rhône varietals from our Purisima Mountain
vineyard. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Bedford
Thompson |
Limited-edition wines of varietal integrity from single
vineyard sources: Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache, Cabernet
Franc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and dry Gewurztraminer.
Visa holders enjoy light appetizers and 20% discount on
all wine purchases. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Buttonwood
Farm |
Sauvignon Blanc, Sustainable, Trevin, Betty, Garden,
Cabernet Franc, Fun, Bret, Marsanne, Seyburn, Art, Syrah,
Music, Karen, Zingy, Imbibers Club, Cabernet Sauvignon. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Carr |
World-class wines including Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc,
Pinot Gris and Syrah. Our winery is located in the heart
of downtown Santa Barbara. Come visit us and enjoy handcrafted
wines while watching the winemaker hard at work. 10% discount
on wine purchases for all Visa holders. |
|
| 11am - 6.30pm |
Casa
Cassara |
Taste our great handmade Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir.
Plus, experience Syrah, Chardonnay and vineyard-designated
limited-release wines. Visa holders enjoy a fruit &
cheese buffet and 15% discount on purchases. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Consilience |
Library Tasting
This is your chance to taste not only Consilience’s
current releases but also some extremely limited and beautifully
aged library wines. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Coquelicot |
Coquelicot (ko-klee-ko) is the name “en français”
of the striking red poppy that graces the French countryside.
Sustainable farming and gentle, meticulous winemaking
techniques converge to produce limited production wines
that are a true celebration of life. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
D'Alfonso
- Curran |
Featuring Spanish and Italian varietals, Bruno's signature
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and Kris' incomparable Syrah. |
|
| 11am - 6pm |
Daniel
Gehrs |
Since our start in 1990, our focus has remained the
same - creating small lots of high quality wines, offered
at reasonable prices. White wines include Chenin Blanc
and Viognier; the red wine focus is on Pinot Noir and
Cabernet Sauvignon. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Demetria |
A family-owned winery focused on premium-quality Burgundy
and Rhone-style wines using biodynamic farming methods
and handcrafted winemaking techniques, resulting very-limited
quantities of wine. Visa holders enjoy a special preview
tasting of the soon-to-be released 2006 Cuvee Constantine
and 2006 Syrah, and the newly released 2006 Cuvee Sandra
Pinot Noir. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Dierberg |
This ideal combination of climate, aspect, soil and
clonal material results in truly distinctive Pinot Noir
and Chardonnay wines. The exceptional planning, planting
and farming of the Dierberg Vineyard is a key factor to
the growing reputation of the vineyard for world-class
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Dragonette |
Dragonette Cellars is a partnership between brothers
John and Steve Dragonette and close friend Brandon Sparks-Gillis
who joined forces in order to pursue a mutual, long held
dream to make wine in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley.We
are passionate and committed to producing small lots of
ultra-premium Pinot Noir, Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Fiddlehead
Cellars |
Head Fiddle, Kathy Joseph, specializes in Sauvignon
Blanc from the eastern part of Santa Ynez Valley and Pinot
Noir from her Fiddlestix vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Foxen |
The Foxen boys have been making wine together for 20
years at the historic Rancho Tinaquaic tasting room. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Huber
Cellars |
Proprietors Norman and Traudl Huber are dedicated to
growing grapes of flavor and quality and crafting wines
of distinction. All Huber wines are handcrafted in small
lots to ensure the highest quality expression of the estate
vineyard and the Santa Rita Hills area. Visa holders are
offered 15% discount on all estate wines except Charlotte's
Reserve and Hafen. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Ken
Brown Wines |
With the benefit of nearly 30 years experience in this
region, Ken’s goal in founding Ken Brown Wines is
to focus on exceptional Pinot Noir from leading vineyards
in Santa Rita Hills and several other select locations
in the county. The line-up also includes limited bottlings
of Chardonnay and Syrah. Library wine tasting. Visa holders
will also be able to taste a pair of older library wines. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
La
Vie |
Established in 2000, La Vie Vineyards produces stylized,
long-aging Pinot Noir and other wines such as Chardonnay,
Riesling, Viognier and Syrah. |
|
| 11am - 6pm |
Lucas
& Lewellen |
The vineyards of Lucas & Lewellen are located in
the three principal wine grape growing regions of Santa
Barbara County: the Santa Maria Valley, the Los Alamos
Valley, and the Santa Ynez Valley. From the finest estate
grown grapes come the finest wines. Visit us to taste
our premium handcrafted Santa Barbara County wines.
Visa holders are offered a 10% discount on any non-sale
wine purchase.
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| 11am - 6pm |
Mandolina |
Known for approachable style and excellent quality
at reasonable prices, Mandolina produces estate-grown
Italian varietals including Pinot Grigio, Barbera, Nebbiolo,
Moscato, Sangiovese, and ever popular Super-Tuscan blends
of Bordeaux and Italian varietals.
Visa holders are offered a 10% discount on all
non-sale wines.
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|
| 11am - 5pm |
Oreana
Winery |
Devoted to the production of Pinot Noir, Syrah and micro-batches
of sparkling wine at Santa Barbara's downtown winery. |
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| 11am - 6pm |
Presidio |
Producing Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chardonnay from their
cool climate estate vineyard west of Santa Rita Hills. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Rideau |
We invite you to visit our charming Tasting Room and
Winery for the most incredible wine tasting experience.
When you enter the Old Adobe Tasting Room, you will feel
as though you have stepped back in time to a place that
has captured the feel of New Orleans and our owner's Creole
heritage.
Visa holders are offered exceptional discounts on half
cases and cases. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Riverbench |
Planted in 1973, Riverbench is one of Santa Maria Valley's
first vineyards. The estate and reserve Pinot Noir and
Chardonnay wines are made in limited quantities and are
available exclusively at their Tasting Room. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Sanford |
Sanford planted the area's first
Pinot Noir in its Sanford & Benedict vineyard. Pinot
Noir has thrived in the Santa Rita Hills ever since,
and so has Sanford Winery. The pioneering winery's Pinot
Noir ranks among the best and most distinctive in the
world. |
|
| 11am - 6pm |
Silver |
Crafting superior Rhône, Italian, Burgundian and
Bordelaise varietals from local vineyards carefully chosen
for the production of terroir driven wines.
Tasting is at Wine Country in Los Olivos. |
|
| from 11am |
Stolpman |
Established in 1977, Stolpman Vineyards produces estate
grown fruit from our vineyard off Ballard Canyon. Syrah,
Sangiovese and Roussanne are our primary varietals.
Visa holders receive 10% discount on wine purchases and
20% on a case or more. |
|
| 11am - 7pm |
Summerland |
Summerland wines are approachable in both price and
style, exhibiting excellent varietal character with
a Central Coast flavor profile that is suitable to a
wide variety of foods. The wines of the Central Coast
Collection are not just winning awards, but are winning
friends one glass at a time. Visa holders are offered
a 15% discount on all wine purchases. |
|
| noon - 4pm |
Saarloos
& Sons |
THE BEST WINE YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OF! Rare Family Production
Wines: Saarloos & Sons Wines Located in a historic
1886 Los Olivos home with seated tastings, picnic area,
fire pit and retail store. |
|
| noon - 5pm |
Scott
Cellars |
Producing small lots of hand-crafted wines, Scott Cellars
features Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah and
a Zinfandel/Syrah blend available exclusively through
its tasting room. |
|
| 5 - 11pm |
Carr |
Late Night in the Barrel Room
Indulge in wines by the glass, library wines,
$5 house wine, bottle service and live blues funk by Blue
World in our Quonset Hut winery in downtown Santa
Barbara. Free Admission. |
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| 5.30 - 7.30pm |
Consilience
Tre
Anelli |
Empanada Party
Kick off Vintners' Festival weekend by mixing
and mingling with your favorite friends at our first ever
empanada party! Culinary experts Jorge Ricci and Andres
Martinez together known as: "los maestros de paella",
will create a variety of Spanish style empanadas and traditional
Valenciana (seafood) paella to compliment the wines. |
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| 5.30 - 9pm |
Cottonwood
Canyon |
Friday Nite Winedown
Join us for our first Friday Nite Wine Down of the year
and listen to the musical talents of Harvest Road's Nataly
Lola. Sit back and enjoy the show in the relaxing environment
of our patio or from the Tasting Room, or get up and dance! |
|
| 6pm |
Bernat |
Winemaker Dinner
Meet and dine with vintner Sam Mamorstein at
his Los Olivos Café as he pours his handcrafted
wines from his family owned and operated vineyard. This
five course meal prepared by executive Chef Nat Ely will
display the quality and local artistry of our wine and
food. Each course is created to complement Sam’s
Bernat wines. Reservations are very limited, please call
Anthony Endy at 805.688.7265 x 214. |
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| 6pm |
Melville |
Ninth Annual Winemaker Dinner
This is always the winery's most elegant evening.
This year we are partnering with one of Santa Barbara's
finest restaurateurs. Mitchell Sjerven, owner of the
famous bouchon and the newly opened Seagrass.
Mitchell and his staff will present a multi-course exploration
of food and wine, pairing their talents with Melville
current releases and library selections. Space is limited.
Reservations are necessary. |
|
| 6pm |
Riverbench
Zaca
Mesa |
Western Wine Showdown Dinner
Join Chuck Ortman from Riverbench and Eric
Mohseni from Zaca Mesa for this five-course wine paired
menu. Join us at the Far Western Tavern, where the pavement
ends and the West begins. $100 for Not-Yet-Members/
$90 for either Cellar Club Members or Benchmark Members.
**Special Hotel Rate: Best Western Big America in Santa
Maria will offer a reduced rate of $79 per night plus
tax for those attending the Showdown dinner! Simply
mention this when booking- 805.922.5200 or 1.800.426.3213.** |
|
| 6pm |
Flying
Goat Cellars |
Winemaker Dinner
Once again Flying Goat will be holding their
annual dinner at the La Purisima Mission. This year's
featured restaurant will be Full of Life Flatbread
from Los Alamos. Full of Life Flatbread utilizes local
grown produce and artisnal farmers for producing unique
and fresh flatbreads. This meal will be paired with Flying
Goat Wines. |
|
| 6 - 9pm |
Lucas
& Lewellen
Mandolina |
Winemaker Dinner
Dinner featuring new Mandolina and Lucas &
Lewellen wine releases paired with a five course dinner
expertly prepared by Executive Chef Mini DalFuoco. Owner/Grower
Louis Lucas, Owner Royce Lewellen, and Winemaker Megan
McGrath will speak between courses about each featured
wine, giving guests an insider's perspective of the grape's
journey from the dirt, to the winery, to the glass. At
the Inn at Petersen Village, Solvang. Phone 1.800.321.8985
for details and reservations. |
|
| 6.30pm |
Alexander
& Wayne |
Winemaker Dinner
Santa Barbara County Bordeaux wines paired with
a select five-course dinner by Chef Leonardo Curti. Reservations
required. At the Wine Cellar, Trattoria Grappalo, Santa
Ynez. |
|
| 6.30 - 9.30pm |
McKeon-Phillips |
Wine & Cheese
Enjoy and intimate evening with Barrie Lynn
Krich, who is a gourmet cheese writer for the Wine
Spectator. |
|
| 7pm |
Costa
de Oro |
Ultimately Fine Blues & Wine Dinner
Come enjoy a fine & funkified 5-course meal
by none other than Chef Rick's of Santa Maria,
paired with the exquisite wines of Costa de Oro Winery,
all the while listening to the rockin' blues of winemaker,
Gary Burk's band, The Expensive Winos! Always a night
to remember! Call Chef Rick's (805) 937-9512 for details
and reservations. |
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