Because Santa Barbara County restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms are already operating under conditions imposed by new health officer orde…
Some of the world's best coffee beans are grown in the highlands of Boquete in western Panama. Several coffee plantations offer tours and tastings, including Don Pachi Estate, Finca La Valentina and Finca dos Jefes, among others. Most tours involve a guided walk around the scenic grounds, a coffee tasting, and other hands-on activities.
In support of People Helping People's (PHP) 19th annual Dine, Taste, and Donate program that helps fill “empty bowls,” select Santa Ynez Valley restaurants will donate a portion of their gross proceeds from breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner on Thursday, Oct. 17, and tasting rooms will do so on Friday, Oct. 18.
Sunstone Vineyards & Winery will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its first vintage and tasting room opening with a public “Wine & Sw…
Santa Ynez Valley celebrated its eighth annual Buellton Brew Fest at River View Park in Buellton on Saturday, and saw its highest attendance to date, said Discover Buellton executive director Kathy Vreeland. May 4, which has become a day observed by Star Wars fans as Star Wars Day was given a twist — "May the 4th Be With Brew" — and the day that celebrates George Lucas' visionary creation was combined with the Valley festival featuring local craft beer, wine and spirits, which is credited by Vreeland for boosting the attendance.
It’s the height of the summer season in Santa Barbara, and there are simply too many noteworthy events to pick from. Here are some highlights …
The Rotary Club of Lompoc will host its 32nd annual Wine Tasting and Auction beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Lompoc Veterans Memorial Buildi…
Carbajal to host breakfast for veterans
It had been several years since I first visited Peacock Cellars, after hearing this small family-owned farm offered a winning combination of w…
Step-down night for Lompoc Rotary President Michelle Hodap and was celebrated at a member's home on June 28.
Lompoc’s Old Town Market, an annual summer series, is set to return this week with a later ending time, some new activities and the return of …
If you’re looking for a two- or three-day getaway to enjoy great wine, food and natural beauty, head to Santa Maria’s Foxen Canyon Wine Trail.…
Have you heard about the convenient new Santa Maria Valley Wine Trolley service?
Joe and Jeanine Mistretta, and their daughter Morgan Aanerud, have created a delightfully tempting escape in Templeton that exudes Italian fam…
Ballard Canyon winemaker Michael Larner and his neighbors need to negotiate more before the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission decides w…
“Rejuvenation” aptly described the mood of the 35th annual Santa Barbara Vintners Spring Weekend Grand Tasting held Saturday at River View Par…
Living on the Central Coast often poses difficult questions. The most common one for me, simply because the options are endless, is “what am I…
Easter Egg Hunt set for Saturday at River Park
Recently, while visiting a favorite tasting room of my husband, Dan Hardesty, and mine, Tercero winemaker Larry Schaffer suggested we visit hi…
As a longtime resident of Santa Barbara County, with geographical proximity to delightfully charming towns scattered throughout the Central Co…
Not more wine festivals, you may well say, but judging by the eager crowds they draw, locals love any excuse to head out to our excellent wine…
To get there you drive along a winding road, past wineries and farms and more vineyards than you can easily count on Chimney Rock in Paso Robl…
A dear friend invited me to join her on a beautiful Sunday afternoon to visit the Olio Nuevo Ranch in Paso Robles. She promised that, by the e…
January can certainly seem glum once the celebrations of the holiday season are behind us. Still, I’m thankful we’re finally having a real win…