{"id":7285,"date":"2015-10-03T15:06:10","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T22:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7285"},"modified":"2015-10-02T15:09:33","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T22:09:33","slug":"cocktail-corner-tasting-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7285","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Corner: Tasting Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Cheers to M. Special Brew Co., Bien Nacido\/Solomon Hills Estate Tasting Room, Standing Sun &#8230; The Bodega,\u00a0The Good Lion, Globe, The Nugget, Les Marchands and more!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesliedinaberg.com\/\">Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52078\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52078\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52078\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/M.Special_Kegs.jpg\" alt=\"M. Special kegs, courtesy photo\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-52078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">M. Special kegs, courtesy photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Brewing in Goleta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ever groovier Goleta has a cool new hangout, <a href=\"http:\/\/mspecialbrewco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">M. Special Brew Co. Tap Room and Brewery<\/a>, located at 6860 Cortona Dr.<\/p>\n<p>Their\u00a0core line-up of beers includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>M. Special American Lager &#8211; Based on a classic American craft lager<\/li>\n<li>All Time Special &#8211; Farmhouse Ale<\/li>\n<li>Pablo Special &#8211; Pale Ale<\/li>\n<li>The Greatland Special &#8211; India pale Ale<\/li>\n<li>Lazy Eye Special \u2013 Double India Pale Ale<\/li>\n<li>Dozer Special &#8211; American Brown Ale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The tasting room features\u00a0roll-up doors to create an open-air environment, with views of the brewing\u00a0area through hand-made steel frame windows. The brewery also has four\u00a050\u201d televisions and a Sonos music system to provide additional\u00a0entertainment.\u00a0The bar is constructed from local wood from woodworker and artist John\u00a0Birchim, who created over 40 feet of live edge bar made from a fallen\u00a0Monterey Pine from the Santa Barbara coast. The brewery was designed\u00a0by Patrick Housh of Piorier + Associates Architects and built by Michealsen\u00a0Construction Company of Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is this place cool looking, you won&#8217;t go hungry. They have\u00a0a partnership with Woodstocks Pizza, so pizza and salads are always available, and they&#8217;ll feature various food trucks on rotation. There was quite a spread the night we went\u2014we&#8217;ll definitely be back!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52080\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52080\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52080\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/M.Special_Bar.jpeg\" alt=\"M. Special Bar, courtesy photo\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-52080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">M. Special Bar, courtesy photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Pouring in Los Olivos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The charming town of Los Olivos\u2014always a great place for walkable wine tasting, shopping and dining\u2014recently got even better, with the addition of the new <a href=\"http:\/\/biennacidoestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bien Nacido\/Solomon Hills Estate Tasting Room<\/a>. Located at 2963 Grand Ave., Unit B , the tasting room is open Thursday through Monday \u00a0from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-53488\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-30-at-3.19.37-PM.png\" alt=\"Bien Nacido\" width=\"271\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cS<\/span>imply put, Bien Nacido Estate is now one of the hottest wineries in California,\u201d writes wine critic\u00a0Antonio Galloni,\u00a0founder of <i>Vinous, <\/i>a well-respected wine publication<i>.<\/i>\u00a0In Galloni\u2019s recent report, <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> Bien Nacido Estate Chardonnay and the Solomon Hills Chardonnay were the two highest rated Chardonnays on California\u2019s Central Coast. For more information,\u00a0visit <span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biennacidoestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">biennacidoestate.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Santa Barbara&#8217;s Oldest\u2014and Newest\u2014Wine Cellar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Another new place worth checking out (It&#8217;s gorgeous!) is <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.standingsunwines.com\/The-Bodega_c_109.html\" target=\"_blank\">Standing Sun &#8230; The Bodega<\/a>, located in the historic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbthp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Casa de la Guerra<\/a>&#8216;s original 1817 Bodega wine cellar. This rhone varietal wine tasting and art gallery is the oldest wine cellar on record in the city of Santa Barbara, and quite possibly the State of California.<span class=\"s2\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53497\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53497\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53497\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GeneralPics_033.jpg\" alt=\"Standing Sun The Bodega is a new tasting room in the historic Casa de la Guerra. Courtesy photo.\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Standing Sun The Bodega is a new tasting room in the historic Casa de la Guerra. Courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Standing Sun\u00a0wines are\u00a0handcrafted in small lots from some of Santa Ynez Valley&#8217;s premiere vineyards. The fruit is sourced as vineyard specific varieties, each with its own characteristics and diversity. Vineyards they work with include: Tierra Alta vineyard on Ballard Canyon, Clover Creek vineyard on Refugio Rd, Colson Canyon vineyard near Tepesquet and Camp four vineyard on Baseline Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting wines are pure, un-manipulated wines, individually\u00a0fermented and aged in neutral French oak barrels for 11 months.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53498\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53498\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53498\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GeneralPics_001.jpg\" alt=\"Standing Sun The Bodega is a new tasting room in the historic Casa de la Guerra. Courtesy photo.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Standing Sun The Bodega is a new tasting room in the historic Casa de la Guerra. Courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Good Vibes at Good Lion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A couple of weeks ago at the <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/2015\/08\/cocktail-corner-getting-pickled\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fermentation Festival<\/a> I had the pleasure of\u00a0trying several really delicious handcrafted cocktails from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodlioncocktails.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Good Lion<\/a> (1212 State St.) and was quite impressed. Everything is fresh and fun and their\u00a0weekly rotating cocktail menu features the Central Coast&#8217;s finest fruits, herbs, spices, and produce, as well as local booze\u00a0from <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/2013\/11\/cocktail-tommies-liqueur\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cutler&#8217;s Artisan Spirits<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/venturaspirits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ventura Spirits<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>World Cuisine With Small Town Prices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another fun addition to the downtown cocktail scene is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globesb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Globe<\/a>, 18 E. Cota St., which features a big $10 and under menu of globally inspired small bites and cocktails. I really liked the Pink Grapefruit Drop (sort of a cross between a Greyhound and a Lemon Drop), and the Flaming Blood Orange Margarita.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serious Drinking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fancy cocktails are always fun, but sometimes you just want (need?) a stiff pour, and downtown&#8217;s new <a href=\"http:\/\/thenuggetofgoleta.wix.com\/nuggetbarandgrill\" target=\"_blank\">Nugget Restaurant<\/a> (21 W. Victoria St.) certainly fits the bill. Between the strong, well-priced drinks, vintage Santa Barbara photos, friendly service and comfort food menu, I thought I was at <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/2013\/01\/cocktail-corner-toasting-the-santa-barbara-international-film-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harry&#8217;s<\/a> for a minute. I miss Arlington Tavern but this is a welcome addition to the downtown offerings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Delicious Pairings<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53103\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53103\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53103\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Giuseppe-Quintarelli.jpg\" alt=\"Giuseppe Quintarelli, courtesy photo\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giuseppe Quintarelli, courtesy photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Coming up on Tuesday, October 6, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesmarchandswine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Les Marchands <\/a>presents a dinner celebrating the exceptional wines of <a href=\"http:\/\/kermitlynch.com\/our-wines\/quintarelli\/\" target=\"_blank\">Giuseppe Quintarelli<\/a>, the revered wine producer from Veneto in northeast Italy. Quintarelli was internationally heralded for his Valpolicellas, reciotos and Amarones.<\/p>\n<p>For this dinner, Les Marchands Executive Chef\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/2013\/07\/local-dish-spare-parts-bistro-guerrilla-dining\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weston Richards <\/a>has created a four course menu of Duck Liver Mousse, radicchio and apple; Wild Mushroom Lasagna with house-made ricotta; Crispy Lamb Cheeks with cannellini beans, roasted figs and Pecorino; and Chef Weston\u2019s selection of Ripe Cheeses that honors these stunning wines \u2013 Quintarelli\u2019s 2011 Primofiore IGT, 2006 Rosso Ca\u2019 del Merlo, 2006 Valpolicella Classico Superiore and the 2006 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico.<\/p>\n<p>For further information call 805\/284-0380\u00a0or visit<a href=\"http:\/\/lesmarchandswine.com\/pages\/events\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0lesmarchandswine.com\/pages\/events<\/a>. Space is limited.<\/p>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p class=\"p6\">Cheers!\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">\u00a0Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/blog\/cocktail-corner\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more cocktail corner columns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/9997.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9448 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/9997-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"Leslie Dinaberg\" width=\"55\" height=\"76\" \/><\/a><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>When she\u2019s not busy working as the editor of\u00a0<a title=\"Santa Barbara SEASONS\" href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Originally published in <a href=\"http:\/\/sbseasons.com\/2015\/10\/cocktail-corner-tasting-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine<\/em><\/a> on October 2, 2015.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-7285\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7285&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-7285\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7285&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-7285\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7285&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7285\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7285&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7285&amp;share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7285&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7285&amp;share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheers to M. 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