Sta. Rita Hills AVA EVENTS

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Saunters & Sips

April 13th from 2:30 - 5:30

Tickets on sale now!

Join us for the Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance’s new Spring event

Saunter & Sip your way through the Carousel House, Santa Barbara's stunning oceanfront venue. Our members will be pouring Rosés and delicious Sparkling wines that will highlight the tasting fun as over 35 Sta. Rita Hills wineries showcase their current and new release wines. Light bites will include a Thai station, an empanada station, and a BBQ slider station presented by High on the Hog and Buena Onda. Music by The Down Yonders round out our event for a lovely Spring afternoon at the beach.

Sips Sessions with Matt Kettmann

Join us for a casual, but educational, discussion with journalist Matt Kettman and our winemakers featuring what’s new, and what’s classic in the the Sta. Rita Hills. The sessions will take place inside the Carousel House during the event festivities.

3:00 - 3:30
Alternative Wines from the Sta. Rita Hills
Lincourt Gruner Veltliner —  Lorna Kreutz
Seagrape Wine Co. Pinot Gris — Karen Steinwachs
Sweetzer Cellars Dornfelder — Lisa Liberati
Holus Bolus Gamay — Peter Hunken/Amy Christine
Peake's Rhône — Wynne Solomon

4:00 - 4:30
2021 Pinot Noir
Sanford Brut Rose, 2020 — Laura Hughes
Babcock Winery — Bryan Babcock
Hitching Post Wines— Gray Hartley
Barden — Robert Daugherty

Take home an instant cellar!

Be sure to stop by our raffle table to purchase tickets for your chance to win a cellar of wines from the Sta. Rita Hills.
1 Grand Prize — 3 cases of wine
There will also be 3 additional drawings and each winner will be awarded one case of wine from the Sta. Rita Hills.

Saunter and Sip with us

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Saunter and Sip with us 〰️

Participating Wineries

Alma Rosa Winery
Ampelos
Babcock Winery
Barden
Caella Wines
Civilization Wine Company
CrossHatch Winery
Cotiere
Donnachadh Family Wines 
Dusty Nabor Wines
Fess Parker Winery 
Fiddlehead Cellars
Flying Goat Cellars
Foley Family Wines
Foxen Winery
Gainey Estate Vineyards
Evans Ranch Estate Vineyards
Hitching Post Wines
Holus Bolus and The Joy Fantastic
Ken Brown Wines

Liquid Farm
Lompoc Wine Factory
Lincourt Winery
Longoria Wines
Loubud Wines
Montemar
Peake Ranch Winery
Pali Wine Co
SAMsARA.
Sandhi Wines
Sanford Winery and Vineyards
Seagrape Wine Company
Sweetzer Cellars
Summerland Winery
Temperance Cellars
Tercero
The Hilt Estate
Tomi Cellars
Windrun Wine Company


Wine and Fire 2024

August 15 - 18
Save the Date

Tickets will go on sale April 15th, 2024

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