Favorite Santa Barbara Wineries
Sep 22nd, 2005, 10:45 AM
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Favorite Santa Barbara Wineries
My husband and I are visiting the Santa Barbara wine country next weekend (staying in Solvang). Does anyone have any favorite wineries they would recommend? We're not wine experts so we're not particular. I do love dessert wines so if anyone has any good recommendation for that I'd appreciate it as well. Thanks so much!
Sep 22nd, 2005, 01:10 PM
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Gainey for the Triada and Arthur Earl for the Syrah. I've heard great things about Sunstone. Maybe Moneygirl will see this and respond. She helped me with our visit last December. Cheers! Check out the Los Olivos Cafe for nice dinner. Really yummy lamb shanks here. ***kim*** 
Sep 22nd, 2005, 04:06 PM
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http://www.latimes.com/features/food...headlines-food
Recent story in the LA Times,Food Section, touring this area.
Recent story in the LA Times,Food Section, touring this area.
Sep 22nd, 2005, 09:09 PM
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I'll play! Lucas Lewellen, Sanford, Zaca Mesa, look for wines that talk about grapes grown at Bien Nacido... those are the best grown around here. Bridlewood has a beautiful property and tasting room not far from Gainey. Go to santamariawine trail.com and santaynezwine trail.com for maps and descriptions and addresses. try to have lunch or dinner at Mattei's Tavern in Los Olivos... an old stagecoach stop. Everything on the menu is worth a taste! Enjoy!
Sep 29th, 2005, 10:49 AM
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I will second the recommendation of Arthur Earl. Their tasting room is in the village of Los Olivos on the main street - basically opposite the Fess Parker's Wine Country Inn.
For some reason I enjoyed Fess Parker's Winery more than Firestone, but they were both good, too.
For some reason I enjoyed Fess Parker's Winery more than Firestone, but they were both good, too.
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Oh, and if you care for sweet dessert wines, there is a tasting room right outside the door of Arthur Earl's, the name of which escapes me right now, but they did have some good stuff (even some Port I seem to recall that was up to par with what I had tasted earlier in Lisbon's Portwine Institute)!
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