Friday, March 6th
Matt Kowalczyk, Assistant Winemaker at Kalyra decided to bottle his first wine under the Buscador label. His Cabernet instantly became the one of our top selling wines. We are all sorry he only made 77 cases.
5:30PM - $9
Meet winemaker Doug Timewell of Toucan wines at Tastes of the Valleys Wine Bar. Taste his meticulously handcrafted wines from his estate in Arroyo Grande.
Price TBA. Discounts for CLUB TOTV, Premier Cru, and Grand Cru members.
Meet Robin Bogue of William James Cellars and learn why her wines or so popular at Tastes of the Valleys Wine Bar.
Price $18 for a flight of 6 wines. $14 for CLUB TOTV, Premier Cru, and Grand Cru club members.
Saturday, March 7th
Buellton Historical Society History Room
376 Avenue of Flags, Buellton
Open: 10:00 am-4:00 pm (for Museum Day) Phone: 805-688-7829
Los Alamos Historical Display
Bell (Hwy 135) & Helena Streets, Los Alamos
Open: 10:00 am-4:00 pm (for Museum Day) Phone: 805-260-8233
Wildling Art Museum
2928 San Marcos Avenue, Los Olivos
Open: 10:00 am-4:00 pm (for Museum Day) Phone: 805-688-1082
Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum & Carriage House, 3596 Sagunto, Santa Ynez
Open: 10:00 am-4:00 pm (for Museum Day) Phone: 805-688-7889
Old Mission Santa Ines Museum
1760 Mission Drive, Solvang
Open: 9:00 am-5:00 pm (every day)
Phone: 805-688-4815
Hans Christian Andersen Museum
1680 Mission Drive, Solvang
Open: 9:00 am-5:00 pm (every day)
Phone: 805-688-2052
Elverhoj Museum of History & Art
1624 Elverhoy
Open: 10:00 am-4:00 pm (for Museum Day) Phone: 805-686-1211
More info...
Friday, March 13th
Doug Margerum, Margerum Wine Company is one of our favorite winemakers. His Rhone verietals are among our top three labels. On March 13 doug will introduce his 2008 Chukker (this year it is a blend of Cab Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah).
Check out this video to get a taste of what to expect from this event. And make sure you ask him to tell you his latest joke.
5:30Pm - $20.
About Chukker
CHUKKER returns: coming around (as the name implies) each year as the perfect wine for the season. Every spring the mood harkens for this stylish new (nouveaux) and novel wine. CHUKKER is ideal for spring and her festivities, religious (Easter), pagan (a celebration of the fertility of the earth) and secular (CHUKKER rocks with Spring Equinox). Spring lamb and CHUKKER is an ideal match. CHUKKER is inspired by the great Chinon and Bourgueil wine from the Loire Valley.
Friday, March 20th
Three Burgundys and three local Pinots - you decide the winner. Blind taste all three and guess the origin of each wine for a chance to win a bottle of wine.
5:30PM - $20
March 21st
We will be pouring Au Bon Climat Hildegard and Arcadian Fiddlestix Pinot Noir (or maybe the Sleepy Hollow) for the Taste of Solvang. Tickets are required and can be purchased at www.solvangusa.com.
March 21st, 6:00 to 9:00PM. Purchase tickets at www.solvangusa.com.
Or just come by and visit us and listen to the music of Dave and Cissy.
David and Cissy Spindler, local residents of
Solvang. They will be featuring their American
folk music this Friday!!! They will be singing and
interpreting songs from the American Songbook!
Saturday, March 21st, 6:00PM FREE
Friday, March 27th
Doug Timewell makes wines from estate grown Zinfandel and Petite Syrah from the Arroyo Grande Valley.
On March 27th we will be pouring his velvety smooth Toucan Cuvee, Zinfandel, Carginane, Petite Syrah, and a surprise or two. Doug will preside over it all.
5:30PM - $15Dave Corey makes wine from Rhone varietals under the Core Label, Bourdeauxs and Rhones under the Turchi Label, kick-ass Tempranillo based wines undee the C3 label, and and incredibel Petitie Syrah under the Kuyam label.
On April 10th we will feature assorted wines from each of his labels.
Pricng and wine information to follow.
Price and wine list TBD.
Lane and Ariki together. Spend an evening with the legendary Lane Tanner and her other half. Lane and Ariki (Labyrinth) will preside over a pouring of their wines.
Friday, April 17th, 5:30PM. $18 per person.
Ariel started his carrier at Babcock (which incubated a generation of start winemakers much like Zaca Mesa did for an earlier generation) and created La Vie in 2002.
Come and meet Ariel and taste his very small production wines at Tastes of the Valleys.
Friday, April 24th, 5:30PM
Generously sponsored by Lambert Financial Management. Open to all, this is a tip-the-bartender format. Enjoy special wines-by-the-glass pricing, tip our "local celebrity" bartenders and we will ALL tips collected to YMCA.
Stay tuned for a list of wines we will pour for this event.
All are welcome to support this worthy organization.
Opera maybe??? Yes absolutely. Tenor Peter Beneke will sing for tips accompanied by Franci De Franco on Piano.
Joe Davis in the house! Meet the winemaker.
Spend an evening with Joe Davis and his incredible portfolio of wines. His Sleepy Hollow Chardonnay and Fiddlestix Pinot Noir are two of our top ten best selling wines.
We will pour:
- Arcadian Chardonnay, Sleepy Hollow 2005
- Arcadian Pinot, Sleepy Hollow, 2001
- Arcadian Pinot, Sleepy Hollow, 2005
- Arcadian Pinot, Sleepy Hollow, 2006
- Arcadian Syrah, Starlane Vineyard, 2003
- Arcadian Syrah, Gary's Vineyard, 2000
Meet Joe Davis, May 8th, 5:30PM. $20 per person
Happy Canyon Vineyards makes remarkable Bordeaux blends from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernaet Franc, Merlot.
Cimarone's Three Creek Vineyard is a certified organic farm in the Happy Canyon area.
Our friend Doug Margerum is the winemaker for both wineries. Meet Doug and taste seven wines paired with cheese. $25
Felipe is a true American story. An immigrant from Mexico, Felipe built his reputation working the fields and rose to Vineyad Manager for Oak Savanna Vineyards. Felipe makes wine under the Feliz Noche (Happy Nights) label. Come taste his Riesling, Cabernet, Syrtah, and Grenache.
Friday, May 29th, 5:30PM
Ernst Storm has hand picked a selection of South African wines and will lead us through a tasting. Select wines will be available for purchase at the event.
$20 per person. $15 for CLUB TOTV, Premier Cru, Grand Cru Wine Club members.
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