{"id":6831,"date":"2014-10-03T17:11:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T00:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6831"},"modified":"2014-10-03T11:13:41","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T18:13:41","slug":"cocktail-corner-celebration-of-harvest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6831","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Corner: Celebration of Harvest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Celebration of Harvest, photo by Gary Coon, courtesy SB Vintners<\/p><\/div>\n

A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! By Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/h4>\n

Local winemakers have been hard at work amongst\u00a0the\u00a0vines for the last few weeks, but now it’s time for them to take a break for the annual celebration of the year’s bounty. Celebration of Harvest Weekend <\/a>is a time to enjoy the fruits of those labors, when vintners pour their wines, relax a little bit, and if you’re lucky, share their harvest tales with the winehounds among us.<\/p>\n

The Festival Grand Tasting<\/a> is Saturday, October 11 from 1-4 p.m. at Old Mission Santa Ines<\/a> in Solvang<\/a>.\u00a0All\u00a0100+ winery members\u00a0of Santa Barbara Vintners<\/a> will gather to present their wines, which are often poured by the winemakers themselves. A ticket gets you unlimited wine tastings from\u00a0Santa Barbara County wineries,\u00a0food samplings from\u00a0local restaurants, caterers, and food creators,\u00a0pop-up wine seminars\u00a0and\u00a0live music from the\u00a0Occasional Mustache<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Donna Green and the Roadhouse Daddies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Everyone from Alma Rosa<\/a> to Zotovich <\/a>will be pouring, with food from a number of favorites, including The Willows<\/a>,\u00a0Trattoria Grappolo<\/a>, Hitching Post II <\/a>and Global Gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Celebration of Harvest, photo by Tenley Fohl Photography, courtesy SB Vintners<\/p><\/div>\n

There are also a number of special events throughout the weekend, everything from winemaker dinners, library tastings, new wine releases and barrel tastings.\u00a0On Saturday night there’s a special concert at Solvang Festival Theatre <\/a>starring Toad the Wet Sprocket <\/a>with special guests Jonathan Kingham<\/a> and Tommy & the High Pilots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also available just for the weekend are an\u00a0all-inclusive tasting pass. \u00a0You can purchase a Vintners Visa for unique and complimentary offerings at your choice of tasting rooms. For all the details on the Grand Tasting and special events, and to purchase tickets click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n

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Leslie Dinaberg<\/p><\/div>\n

When she\u2019s not busy working as the editor of Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a>, Cocktail Corner author Leslie Dinaberg writes magazine articles, newspaper columns and grocery lists. When it comes to cocktails, Leslie considers herself a \u201cgoal-oriented drinker.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Originally published in\u00a0Santa Barbara Seasons\u00a0<\/em><\/a>on October 3,\u00a02014.<\/p>\n

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