Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival, photo by Jon Endow.
A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! by Leslie Dinaberg
Get ready for another fun festival when the Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival returns to the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club on Saturday, September 8.
The festival combines polo, local wine, and music for a unique one-day experience that includes musical performances by ZZ Ward, Booker T. Jones, California Honeydrops, Quinn DeVeaux and DJ Sets by Soul Dust Productions.
Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival, photo by Andrew Thill.
The Festival features a careful curation of local food and wineries, including Jardesca, Lavender Oak Vineyard, Old Creek Ranch, Sanford Winery, Standing Sun Wines, Summerland Winery and more. In addition to a wine tasting hour from 1 -2 p.m. where attendees will having a chance to sample all of the featured wines, there’s also a VIP champagne and cheese hour from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
In addition, sommelier guided wine tasting tours will be available on a first come first serve basis and attendees will be guided across all of the wineries of the festival and given an overview, history, and tasting notes at each winery as well.
Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival, photo by Andrew Thill.
There are several different levels of experiences and perks available at the Festival, so visit sbpoloandwine.com for all of the specifics.
Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival, photo by David Lominska.
In addition, this year, the Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival is the kick-off event to the 8-goal polo series at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. This will be an official polo game of the series, and is sure to be an incredible match. While not mandatory, the game’s elegant atmosphere will encourage guests to get in touch with their inner Julia Roberts (think the polo match scene in Pretty Woman). The bigger and more elaborate the hat the better, although September 8 is my birthday, so I might just wear my tiara!
Hope to see you there. Cheers!
Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club is located at 3300 Via Real, Carpinteria.
Nick Waterhouse at Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival, photo by Andrew Thill.
Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival, photo by Jon Endow.
Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival, photo by Jon Endow.
Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival, photo by Jon Endow.
Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival, photo by Jon Endow.
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When she’s not busy working as the editor of Santa Barbara SEASONS, Cocktail Corner author Leslie Dinaberg writes magazine articles, newspaper columns and grocery lists. When it comes to cocktails, Leslie believes variety is the spice of life. Send your suggestions to Leslie@sbseasons.com.
Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons on August 3, 2018.
