{"id":9090,"date":"2018-06-04T18:28:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T01:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9090"},"modified":"2018-06-04T16:08:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T23:08:09","slug":"cocktail-corner-santa-barbara-wine-and-food-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9090","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Corner: Santa Barbara Wine and Food Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Santa

Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival 2018, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! by\u00a0Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the very best wine fests\u2014the\u00a031st <\/span>Annual Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival<\/a>\u2014returns to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on Saturday, June 30.<\/p>\n

The Museum is a beautiful place to indulge in delicious wines paired with excellent bites along the shaded banks of Mission Creek. And you can feel good about going to this event because all\u00a0<\/span>net proceeds from the festival support the Museum\u2019s nature and science education programs. I have fond memories of field trips to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History\u00a0 back when I was in elementary school, as well as many more recent trips with my son.<\/p>\n

It’s definitely a festival with a LOCAL feeling. Perhaps because of that, the Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival is also one of the few events that the winemakers themselves attend and pour their favorite vintages.\u00a0\u201cThis is one of the very best tastings that we attend throughout the year,\u201d says Richard Sanford<\/a> of Alma Rosa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the most beautiful tasting, the most beautiful setting that I do anywhere in the country.\u201d says Jim Clendenen<\/a> of Au Bon Climat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Jamie

Jamie Slone at Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

More than 50 Central Coast wineries will be at the festival, including:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Alexander & Wayne<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Alma Rosa<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Marni

Marni Margerum at Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 Andrew Murray Vineyards\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Area 5.1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Arthur Earl Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Au Bon Climat<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Babcock Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Beckmen Vineyards<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Bedford Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Blair Fox<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Brander Vineyard<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Brewer-Clifton<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Buttonwood<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Cambria<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Carr Vineyards and Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Casa Dumetz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Cebada<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Consilience<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 CORE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Cutler’s Artisan<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 D’Alfonso-Curran<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 De Paola<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Domaine de la Cote<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Epiphany Cellars<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Feliz Noche<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Tim

Tim Snider and Brad Thomas at Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 Fiddlehead Cellars<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Flying Goat Cellars<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Foxen<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Gainey Vineyards<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Grassini Family Vineyards<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Jaffurs Wine Cellars<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Jamie Slone<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Kalyra<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Kaena Wine<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Ken Brown Wines<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Kenneth Volk Vineyards<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Koehler Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 LaFond Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Larner Wines<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Fred

Fred Brander at Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 Longoria<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Lumen<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Mail Road Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Margerum Wine Company<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Melville<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Mosby Winery & Vineyard<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Municipal Winemakers<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Notary Public<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Nielson<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Oreana<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Palmina<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Potek<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Santa

Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival 2018, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 Qup\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Rancho Sisquoc Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Rideau<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sagebrush Annie’s<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sandhi Wines<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Santa Barbara Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Savoy Wines<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Silver Wines<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Storm Wines<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sunstone Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Tablas Creek<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Tatomer<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Tercero Wines<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Transcendence Wines<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Whitcraft Winery<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Zaca Mesa<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Courtesy

Courtesy Santa Barbara Wine and Food Festival.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ian

Ian Cutler at Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Also available are sweet and savory delectable delights from more than 40 of Santa Barbara County\u2019s finest eateries and caterers, including:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Barbare\u00f1o<\/p>\n

\u2022 Benchmark<\/p>\n

\u2022 Black Bow Sweets<\/p>\n

\u2022 Blue Water Grill<\/p>\n

\u2022 Bob’s Well Bread<\/p>\n

\"Santa

Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival 2018, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 Bottlest Bistro<\/p>\n

\u2022 Brophy Bros.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ca’ Dario<\/p>\n

\u2022 Corazon Cocina<\/p>\n

\u2022 Country Catering<\/p>\n

\"Santa

Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival 2018, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Santa

Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival 2018, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 Deux Bakery<\/p>\n

\u2022 Enterprise Fish Company<\/p>\n

\u2022 Farmer Boy<\/p>\n

\u2022 Finch and Fork Restaurant<\/p>\n

\u2022 Gelson’s Market – Santa Barbara<\/p>\n

\u2022 Helena Avenue Bakery<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hitching Post<\/p>\n

\u2022 il Fustino<\/p>\n

\u2022 Industrial Eats<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jessica Foster Confections<\/p>\n

\u2022 Les Marchands<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Loquita<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Michael’s Catering<\/p>\n

\u2022 Oat Bakery<\/p>\n

\u2022 Outpost at Goodland<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pacific Pickle Works<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pico<\/p>\n

\"Guests

Guests enjoy Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 Renaud’s Patisserie & Bistro<\/p>\n

\u2022 Santa Barbara Popcorn Co.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Savoy Cafe and Deli<\/p>\n

\u2022 Scarlett Begonia<\/p>\n

\u2022 Solvang Bakery<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Bear and Star<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Lark<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Tondi Gelato<\/p>\n

\u2022 Via Maestra 42<\/p>\n