| 9.30am - 5.3pm |
Huber
Cellars |
The Huber Estate was established in 1986,
and the first vines were planted in 1987, making it one of
the oldest vineyards in Santa Rita Hills. The premier grapes
of the appellation, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, are grown on
the estate, as is a German red grape varietal called Dornfelder.
Visa holders are invited to sample Huber wines at the House
of Honeywood in Solvang. |
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| 10am - 4pm |
Babcock |
Open House
Come taste the full spectrum of Babcock wines. In
addition to current releases, we will also be pouring the full
line up of Terroir Exclusives, limited edition and single vineyard
wines. Light hors d’oeuvres. $15 per person, Free for
wine club members. |
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| 10am - 5pm |
Bridlewood |
A lushly landscaped, landmark Mission-style wine
estate that welcomes its members and guests to an unparalleled
Santa Barbara wine country experience.
An additional discount on all case purchases for all Visa holders. |
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Cambria |
Open house with select foods and fine wines. Complimentary
and open to the public. |
|
| 10am - 6pm |
Casa
Cassara |
With amazing grapes come incredible wines. Small
production, handcrafted excellence flows from our winery that
sits in the heart of Sta. Rita Hills appellation in northern
Santa Barbara County.
15% off all wine purchases. |
|
| 10am - 6pm |
Costa
de Oro |
Open House
Featuring current & library wines, food &
live music! $15 per person/$10 for wine club members |
|
| 10am - 6pm |
Cottonwood
Canyon |
Open House
Sample wines with special food pairings. Or come out
to enjoy the view and listen to live music from 12-4 on the
patio.
|
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Fess
Parker |
Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard is a family
owned and operated winery producing ultra-premium, award-winning
wines including Syrah, Viognier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and
white Riesling. Visa holders are offered a 10% discount on wine
purchases. |
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Firestone
Vineyard |
Firestone Vineyard wines hail from eight estate
vineyards near California’s celebrated Santa Barbara coast,
where an unparalleled marine climate and expressive soils yield
wines of extraordinary complexity and elegance. Visa holders
have wine club benefits for the weekend, including a 25% wine
discount and 10% merchandise discount.
|
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Gainey
Vineyard |
The Gainey Vineyard was the first winery to own
vineyards in both the warm, eastern end of Santa Ynez Valley,
where the family concentrates on Bordeaux varieties, and the
cool western Sta. Rita Hills, where they have planted Pinot
Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah. |
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| 10am - 5pm |
Kenneth
Volk Vineyards |
Open House
A little off the beaten path, but well worth the trek –
Kenneth Volk Vineyards has one of the most extensive portfolios
of wine on the Central Coast. Sample some of Ken’s new
heirloom wines, along with exceptional Pinots and Chardonnays.
Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.
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| 10am - 5pm |
Lafond |
Lafond produces Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chardonnay
at the estate winery in Sta. Rita Hills. Winemaker Bruce McGuire
was one of the pioneers in the development of Pinot Noir and
Syrah in Santa Barbara County and in California. |
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Lincourt |
Once a dairy farm, Lincourt offers charming atmosphere
and award winning wines including estate and vineyard designated
Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Syrah and Pinot Noir. Visa holders
are offered a 15% discount on wine purchases. |
|
| 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 - 5.30pm |
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 |
The winery produces Pinot
Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah varieties that have
excelled in the micro climate of the western end of Santa Ynez
Valley which is strongly influenced by the cool breezes from
the Pacific, the foggy mornings and the warm days. |
|
| 10am and noon |
Stolpman |
Vineyard Tour
Head on out to beautiful Ballard Canyon for a tour
of the Stolpman estate vineyard. Space is limited, so please
RSVP early!
|
|
| 10am - 5pm |
Tres
Hermanas |
Tres Hermanas with winemaker Luke Lindquist
at the helm, is focused on the creation of fine French and
Italian style wines using fruit from some of the leading vineyards
on the Central Coast as well as from our own estate grown
Syrah. |
|
| 10am - 4pm |
Zaca
Mesa |
An estate winery dedicated to Rhône varieties.
|
|
| 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.
Visa holders are offered a selection of appetizers. |
|
| 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. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Alma
Rosa |
Celebrating Earth Day with great wine, great food,
great music and great people. Enjoy the captivating music of
Francisco Gonzalez a founder of the well known "Los Lobos"
who has been part of our open house entertainment for over 20
years along with his colleague Roberto who plays several styles
of Mexican style guitars. Francisco joins us in celebrating
Alma Rosa Winery's 1st annual open house back on our Rancho
el Jabalí! With Francisco here we feel the "family"
is together again....sooooo come "Listen to the Music".
$15 per person and $10 for designated drivers. No charge for
Wine Club members. |
|
| 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 |
Join us for an Open House!
Enjoy a future’s tasting of our new dessert wine
Le Bec Sucre and a special library wine tasting – Plus
Live Music from 1-4pm! |
|
| 11am - 3pm |
Au
Bon Climat
Qupé
Verdad |
Open House
Jim Clendenen with Bob and Louisa Lindquist personally
invite you to a wonderful afternoon of fun, food, great wine,
and good friends. This is one of the two days each year that
the winery is open to the public. $15.00 Door charge ... includes
wines & lunch.
|
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| 11am - 5pm |
Bedford
Thompson |
Open House
Along with current releases, a vertical tasting of Syrah and
Cabernet Franc, and light hors d’oeuvres. Visa holders
receive a 20% discount; Wine Club members with Visa receive
a 35% discount. Light hors d’oeuvres served.
|
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Buttonwood
Farm |
Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Betty, Garden, Trevin,
Music, Fun, Bret, Cabernet Franc, Devin, Seyburn, Art, Marsanne,
Syrah, Imbibers Club, Cabernet Sauvignon. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Carina
Cellars |
The goal at Carina Cellars is a simple one: to
produce top-quality Rhône wines that showcase and emphasize
terroir above all else. The current line-up of wines includes
both vineyard-designated and Santa Barbara County bottlings
of Viognier, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Mourvedre and Grenache. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Consilience |
Open House
Special release wines, library wines offered with
tasting. |
|
| 11am - 3pm |
Core |
Spring Pre-Release Celebration
Preview the soon to be released wines and taste current
releases as well as a few selected library wines. At Central
Coast Wine Services in Santa Maria.
|
|
| 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.
Visa holders are offered a 10% discount. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Demetria |
Not normally open to the public, the winery on
Foxen Canyon Road is open this weekend and invites you to taste
their Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Rhone wines. Visa holders are
offered a 10% discount on select wine purchases. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Fiddlehead
Cellars |
Kathy Joseph established Fiddlehead Cellars to
capture the pure essence of the two grape varietals that she
loves best – Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. As “Head
Fiddle”, Kathy continues to passionately pursue her goal
of creating stylistic Sauvignon Blancs and silky, intense Pinot
Noirs.
|
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Foxen |
The Foxen boys have been making wine together
for 20 years at the historic Rancho Tinaquaic tasting room. |
|
| 11am - 3pm |
Hitching
Post Wines |
Open House
Tasting of current releases and selected library wines,
complete with Hitching Post appetizers! $15 per person, and
case discounts on retail sales.
|
|
| 11am - 5pm |
J.
Wilkes |
Winemaker Tasting
Jeff Wilkes will be at Wine Country, pouring
all of his current releases along with a few wines from the
library and a few barrel samples of wines that will be bottled
soon.
|
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Ken
Brown Wines |
Open House & Library Tasting
Head west to Lompoc to Ken Brown Wines and taste both his current
releases and a sampling of older vintages. |
|
| 11am - 4.30pm |
Longoria |
Production Facility Open House
Our winery in the Lompoc "wine ghetto",
which is normally closed to the public, will be open this weekend
only. Light hors d'oeuvres and our newest releases will be available
for tasting. |
|
| 11am - 4pm |
Michael
Grace |
Specializing in the unique wines of southern Rhone,
most notably Grenache and Syrah. Their fine wines are handcrafted
with limited production ensuring their primary objective: quality.
Visa holders are offered a 25% discount on
wine purchases. |
|
| 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 - 4pm |
Palmina |
Palmina is a Californian celebration of the rich,
wonderful lifestyle and attitude toward food, wine, friends
and family that exists in Italy.
|
|
| 11am - 6pm |
Presidio |
Producing Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chardonnay from
their cool climate estate vineyard west of Santa Rita Hills. |
|
| 11am - 4.30pm |
Rideau |
Creole Open House
Join us in celebration of Vintners Festival weekend.
You will be treated to a festive day of wine tasting and live
music. New releases and award-winning reserve wines will be
available for tasting and purchase. A hand-selected Rhone wine
will be paired with one of Iris' famous Creole specialties.
Bring a picnic, a blanket, a few of your close friends and family
and relax with us under a lovely blue Santa Ynez sky!
|
|
| 11am - 5pm |
Scott
Cellars |
The winery produces small lots of handcrafted
Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah and a Zinfandel/Syrah
blend. This weekend there will be special food pairings. |
|
| 11am - 5pm |
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. |
|
| noon - 4pm |
The
Brander Vineyard |
Open House
Come taste Fred Brander's award-winning Sauvignon
Blanc wines and latest releases, complemented by appetizers
in the courtyard. |
|
| noon - 4pm |
Cold
Heaven Cellars |
Open House
Visit Morgan Clendenen at the winery located at 4457
Santa Rosa Road in the Sta. Rita Hills (about 2 miles west of
the Sanford Winery).
$15 per person includes wine and lunch.
|
|
| noon - 4pm |
Jaffurs |
Small and highly acclaimed, the family-owned winery
produces limited quantities of handcrafted Rhone varietal wines:
Syrah, Grenache, Roussanne and Viognier. |
|
| noon - 3pm |
Margerum |
Open House
Hors d’oeuvres and special pricing on wines
at the winery on Foxen Canyon Road (right above Curtis Winery).
Limited and library wines available. $15 per person, Riedel
logo glass included. |
|
| noon - 4pm |
Michael
Grace |
Festival Open House
Barrel tastings, port samples, chocolate and more! |
|
| noon - 5pm |
Rancho
Sisquoc |
Open House
Live music featuring Pryor Baird and the Deacons,
a top ten finalist at the 2008 International Blues Challenge.
|
|
| noon - 3pm |
Ovene
Winery |
Open House
Not usually open to the public, come to Central Coast
Wine Services in Santa Maria to taste Ovene’s latest releases.
|
|
| 12.30 - 4pm |
Fiddlehead
Cellars |
A special library tasting and great wine
specials!
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to taste the
aging potential of Fiddlehead wines. There will be the outrageous
cheeses Kathy is famous for and bar-b-que goodies to match her
food-worthy wines. $15 per person. Wine club members (and one
guest) are invited to come early from 11am-12:30pm for a tasting
led by Kathy, $5/per person admittance.
|
|
| 2 - 5pm |
Arthur
Earl |
Library Tasting
A selection of older wines from the winemakers collection,
tasted with the winemaker |
|
| 5.30pm |
William
James Cellars |
Winemakers Dinner
At Wine Cottage Bistro in Orcutt. Appetizers at 5:30
and dinner at 6:30. $100 per person (includes tax and gratiuity),
includes a bottle of William James Cellars wine to take home
for the first 30 reservations. Reservations required by April
13th to 805 934-4546.
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|
| 6pm |
Lucas
& Lewellen |
Winemaker Dinner
At La Botte Restaurant, 812 North H Street, Lompoc.
$85 per person, RSVP to 805.736.8525
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