Two Upcoming LA-area Wine Events
I'm beginning to put together my summer travel calendar, and two items from an e-mail I received this morning are sure to make the list.
April 19 The Santa Barbara County Vintner's Festival showcases the wines of over a hundred Santa Barbara county vineyards, the region's freshest cuisine and live outdoor music. Tickets to the festival are $75/person. Also available are Vintner's Visa tickets. $35/person gets you a four-day pass to the tasting rooms of twelve vineyards, all of whom are waiving tasting fees. Get your Vintner's Visa and tickets to the festival for $100/person. I'll be there, especially since $25 bus tickets take you from Santa Barbara, Santa Maria or Solvang to the festival and back. If you don't like the bus, your designated driver gets into the festival for $25. The visa sounds like a good plan. When I went last month, winery fees ranged from $6-8 each visit, so you'd have to go to five vineyards over four days to get your money's worth. On that particular visit, I went to three vineyards in a half-day, and many travelers hit five or six before calling it a day.
June 3 The Los Olivos Jazz and Olive Festival combines two of my favorite things. The $30 benefits the Los Olivos Rotary Club, which is neat, but I love olives.
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