My girlfriend and i have a spare day before a wedding in Santa Barbara. We are interested in heading north from Santa Barbara into wine country. Any recommendations for good and interesting restaurants up there, as well as...

I recommend Zaca Mesa, the wine quality vs. value is really outstanding. If you go up to Zaca Mesa, check out Koehler. That one is low key with good wines and a nice picnic spot. I wasn’t too impressed with a lot of the...

Firestone Walker Brewery is a fun place to eat in Buellton. Steaks, burgers, salads, and wood fired pizzas are on the menu, and if you’re tired of tasting wine, they’ve got some great brews on tap. You could also drive...

I’m planning to visit Santa Barbara Wine Country. I’ve heard that ever since Sideway the screen there has been an increase in people viewing vineyards as sort of a party circuit with free booze. Can the board suggest...

We’re planning a trip to the Santa Barbara County wine country. Will be staying 6 nites in Ballard (The Ballard Inn). Having a pretty hard time finding info on good restaurants in this area, and have never been there....

My mother and I will be making our way out west from Miami this October (it’s a bit far off, but we’re planners) and need good recs for food. Some time will be spent in Santa Barbara and some in the outlying areas....

Does anyone know if there are mostly pinot noir’s in the santa barbara wine country? I want to visit Dec. Would that be an ok time? are the wineries open? Where is mostly pinot that’s what I enjoy most. Thanks.

I really liked Gainey when I visited in April, especially their reds. They’re playing around with steel barreled Chardonnay, which I liked better than the oaked type — more crisp and minerally. In Santa Barbara, I...

Sommeliers leap from restaurant floor to vineyard.

Tasty and summery.

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Alcohol level is one of the more-discussed subjects in the wine world.

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It’s no longer a factory for inexpensive, imitative wines.

Why do people think this wine sucks? And does it?