| 9am - 5pm |
Babcock |
Open House
Come taste the full spectrum of Babcock wines
along with light hors d'oeuvres. In addition to current
releases, they will also be pouring a full line up of
Terroir Exclusives (single vineyard) wines and Futures.
$20 per person. Wine Club Members free. |
|
| 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 |
Take a trip to Cambria for Harvest Festival Open House!
Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.
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. |
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Koehler
|
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 |
Open House
Featuring new releases, tasty appetizers, music
and of course the Famous Lafond Taco Stand!
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| 10am - 5pm |
Melville |
New Release Tasting
Here at Melville we will be celebrating the
release of our 2008 Clone 76 Inox chardonnay and 2008
Verna's Estate viognier. Both wines will be poured in
our tasting room and complimentary hors d'oeuvres will
be served throughout the weekend. No reservations are
necessary. |
|
| 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.
|
|
| 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.
|
|
| 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. |
|
| 10.30am - noon |
Foley
Estates |
Chuckwagon Brunch
As you head through the Santa Rita Hills on
your way to Vintners Festival, stop in and join us for
our 3rd Annual Chuckwagon Brunch. Avoid all the crowds
and city folk in town and make this your first stop on
the Wine Trail. Fill up on your California ranch favorites
such as Vaquero Eggs, home fried potatoes, grilled linquica
and so much more. While enjoying the company of fellow
wine-lovers you will also be treated to a complimentary
tasting of our Foley estate wines and the return of our
Wine Country Images Art Show & Sale. |
|
| 10.30am - 5.30pm |
Kenneth
Volk Vineyards |
Open House
Start your tasting in Santa Maria Valley at
Kenneth Volk Vineyards and work your way down the Foxen
Canyon Wine Trail. Ken Volk has one of the most extensive
portfolios of wines in Santa Barbara County. Sample great
Pinot and Chardonnay, Bordeaux varietals and Heirloom
wines such as; Verdelho, Negrette and Mourvedre. Light
hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Visa holders receive 10% off all wine purchases. |
|
| 10.30am - noon |
Palmina |
Primavera Brunch
Join Steve and Chrystal at the winery for an
informative and delicious kickoff to Festival! Featuring
the wines and foods of springtime (Primavera in Italian),
Steve and Chrystal will talk about the season, the vines,
the wines of Santa Barbara County and northern Italy.
You’ll taste these springtime wines and then be
treated to a seasonal brunch buffet, created and cooked
by Steve and his crew of chefs. Limited to 40 participants,
and just $30 per person. |
|
| 11am - 4.30pm |
Alma
Rosa |
Open House
Celebrating Earth Day with great wine, great
food, great music and great people! Enjoy the captivating
Cuban and Mexican music of the 3-piece musical ensemble
DomingoSiete.
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|
| 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 - 4pm |
Andrew
Murray Vineyards |
Spring Release Open House
We will be pouring several new releases, providing
light appetizers and live music. The fee is $10 per person.
We hope you will come join us. |
|
| 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 |
Flying
Goat Cellars |
Open Goat Shed
Not normally open to the public, Flying Goat
Cellars will be pouring the latest releases of wines at
their “goat shed” in the Lompoc Wine Ghetto.
$10 per person tasting fee, Wine Club members free. |
|
| 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 |
Open House Drive in through our estate Sta. Rita Hills
Vineyard to our home tasting bar for a Festival Open House!
We’re not normally open to the public, but will
be pouring our full line up of estate Chardonnays, Pinot
Noirs and Dornfelder. Festival weekend will be our official
release of our new “Hafen” Dornfelder dessert
wine! 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. 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 - 4.30pm |
Longoria
Wines |
Open House at the Winery in Lompoc
Our winery, which is normally closed to the
public, will be open this day only. We will be pairing
chocolates with a vertical of our 2004, 2005 & 2006
Clover Creek Vineyard Syrah. Special discounts available.
$10 tasting fee, refunded with purchase of 3 bottles or
more. Free for Wine Club Members.
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|
| 11am - 4.30pm |
Longoria
Wines |
Vertical Tasting at the Tasting Room in Los
Olivos
Our tasting room will also be featuring a vertical
of 2004, 2005 & 2006 Clover Creek Vineyard Syrah paired
with chocolates. Special discounts available. $10 tasting
fee, refunded with purchase of 3 bottles or more. Free
for Wine Club Members. |
|
| 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.
|
|
| 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.
|
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Oreana
Winery |
Devoted to the production of Pinot Noir, Syrah and micro-batches
of sparkling wine at Santa Barbara's downtown winery. |
|
| 11am - 6pm |
Presidio |
Producing Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chardonnay from their
cool climate estate vineyard west of Santa Rita Hills. |
|
| 11am - 4.30pm |
Rideau |
Tapas, Wine & Jazz!
We will be sampling our Bistro Tapas plates,
pouring a special lineup of Reserve and New Release wines,
and enjoying live Jazz by Art Garfinkle. Free for Visa
Holders and Club Members or $15 for general public. |
|
| 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. We
will be featuring our new line of La Coppa wines, an assortment
of cheeses, breads and light appetizers and live music
by Bo Dugger!
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 |
The
Brander Vineyard |
Open House
Appetizers and wine. $10 for club members and
$25 for non-members. Come join us! |
|
| noon - 4pm |
Cottonwood
Canyon |
New Release Party!
Come on out for our Spring Wine Club Pick-up
and New Release Party! Taste our new releases for the
first time and save 10% off all your wine purchases. $15
per person; free to Cottonwood Canyon Wine Club Members. |
|
| 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 music in our Quonset
Hut winery in downtown Santa Barbara. Free Admission. |
|
| 6pm |
Cambria |
Winemaker Dinner
At the beautiful Lido Restaurant at
Dolphin Bay Resort, Shell Beach, CA |
|
| 6pm |
Longoria
Wines |
Winemaker Dinner
We are once again excited to announce a Winemaker
Dinner at The Ballard Inn Restaurant. Chef Budi
Kazali's award-winning French-Asian cuisine will be paired
with a selection of Rick's wines. In this small intimate
setting, seating is very limited. For more information
and reservations, please phone the restaurant: 805-688-7770 |
|
| 6pm |
Foxen |
Winemaker Dinner
Please join Bill, Becky, Dick and Jenny as we
celebrate Festival weekend with a fun-filled evening of
Foxen wines, perfectly paired with Chef Pascal Gode's
delectable creations. And back by popular demand, Rob
Rio will once again provide the musical entertainment—perfect
for dancing! Make your reservations early by calling the
winery at 805 937 4251, as this is always a sold-out event!!
$135 per person |
|
| 6 - 8pm |
Lucas
& Lewellen |
Wine & Cheese Pairing
Live jazz, a wine and cheese pairing, and a
celebrating crowd - what better way to wind up a Vintners'
Festival Weekend? $20 per person. No RSVP required. |
|
| 6.30 - 9.30pm |
Buttonwood
Farm |
Spring Wing Ding!
Join Buttonwood as we salute the season with
a Spring Wing Ding in the winery. Willie Martinez and
the Ono Barbecue crew will serve up a bodacious
barbecue buffet- Buttonwood style. And don't forget your
dancing shoes because you won't be able to sit still once
the music starts. Just $55 per person.
For tickets and information, call 805.688.3032. |
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