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November 2019 November 4, SFGate, Road Trip to Santa Maria Valley for a $500 Wine Country Getaway November 18, InsideHook, I Went to BBQ Bootcamp to Learn the Art of the Santa Maria-Style November 21, Citizens’ Voice Online, Consider guests’ preferences when picking Thanksgiving wine November 24, Forbes, Michelin Guide Becomes Sole Owner Of The Robert Parker Wine Advocate November 25, NYC Tech Mommy, California Road Trip Itinerary: Driving LA to San Francisco & Central Coast Stops Not to Miss November 28, ABC News, California winemakers are making big changes to your Thanksgiving libations October 2019 October 3, Chron, The coolest things to see along the California coast that aren’t beaches October 11, Kingston Whig-Standard, Anthony Gismondi: Wines to fill your glasses to give thanks October 18, Texas Monthly, BBQ News Roundup: Champagne With Brisket, the Butcher’s Ball, and the World Food Championships October 24, Oakland Magazine Online, Charmed by the Santa Maria Valley October 24, Los Angeles Magazine Online, For Good Times, Award-Winning Wines, and Authentic Barbecue, Plan a Getaway to the Santa Maria Valley Los Angeles Magazine October 30, Business Wire, S&W Leads Bean Innovation with Heirloom Series Launch at Whole Foods Market September 2019 September 16, Livability, 5 Must-Visit California Vineyards in Unexpected Places September 17, Wanderful, Where to Take Your Girlfriends to Wine Country Beyond Napa September 18, KSBY, Santa Maria Valley tourism group unveils interactive wine art machine September 18, KCLU, Central Coast Wine Region Uses Free Online Wine Art Experience To Build Tourism September 20, TechRepublic, Raspberry Pi and Arduino powered robot lets users make art from wine September 23, Arduino Blog, This interactive machine makes art out of wine September 28, Wine Diva Lifestyle, Participate in The Swirl Machine August 2019 August 22, Food & Wine, This Man Will Get You So Amped Up About Beans August 21, Wine Enthusiast, California Chardonnays to Try for $25 or Less August 20, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Recipes for your Labor Day cookout: Grilled Chicken Breasts with Peaches and Santa Maria-Style Tri-Tip Kebabs August 20, The Gazette, Wine Guy: Rosé is a favorite summer sipper around the world August 14, Maxim, The Best American Pinot Noirs Under $30 To Drink Right Now August 14, The Press Democrat, Wine of the Week: Qupé 2017 Bien Nacido Syrah August 1, SF Gate, Santa Barbara wine has never been more thrilling — or more complicated August 1, Kitchn, 19 Recipes That Show What California Home Cooking Means in 2019 August 1, Kitchn, Rancho Gordo’s Santa Maria-Style Pinquitos & Tri-Tip Steak August 1, Serious Eats, 20 Grilled-Steak Recipes to Conquer Summer August 1, Scout Magazine, Cambria Estate Winery, California’s Coastal Pearl July 2019 July 29, Alcohol Professor, A Foolproof Guide to Pairing Wine With Regional BBQ July 14, Living Mi Vida Loca, Santa Maria Valley road trip stops July 9, USA Today, Great American Bites BBQ road trip: The country’s best regional barbecue joints July 4, Chowhound, 7 Reasons Why Ti-Tip is a Steak Worth Knowing June 2019 June 29, Washington Post, Five myths about barbecue June 27, USA Today, Cooking over open flame: These are some of our favorite restaurants that use fire June 26, Reno Gazette-Journal, The best California wine region you’ve never heard of June 18, SF Gate, Discover New Regional Grilling Techniques this Fourth of July June 11, Honolulu Star Advisor, Quickbites: Hard Rock Cafe, Pai Honolulu, Musubi Cafe Iyasume and more June 8, NOLA, 26 – and counting – summer 2019 dining deals in New Orleans June 5, Joe’s Daily, Santa Maria Valley: Wineries, Places to Eat, and Other Things to Do May 2019 May 30, Food & Wine, 30 Recipes to Make in June May 27, The Roanoke Times, Family travel five: Enlightenment through cultural celebrations May 18, Food & Wine, 22 Memorial Day Recipes for a Perfect Cookout May 17, Food & Wine, What I Learned at BBQ Bootcamp May 10, Red Tricycle, Santa Maria Valley Is Your Next Central California Vacation Destination May 8, Travel Latina, Santa Maria Valley – On the coast of somewhere beautiful May 8, Forbes, Santa Barbara Chardonnay And Pinot Noir Are Made By The Ocean May 6, Wine Enthusiast, California’s White Wines Still Reign Supreme May 2, The Daily Meal, Every Regional Barbecue Style, Explained May 2, KNSD, Savor BBQ Month in the Santa Maria Valley May 1, KNBC, Cheers, It’s the Santa Barbara Vintners Festival May 1, KPTV, On the Go with Joe for National Barbecue Month May 1, 2 Travel Dads, California Agritourism in the Santa Maria Valley: a new way to explore April 2019 April 23, Barbecue Bible, Underappreciated Beef: New Cuts To Try On Your Grill April 21, Forbes, Best BBQ Ever – Your Ultimate Grilling Guide 2019 April 19, Christina’s Cucina, 5 Reasons to Visit Santa Maria Valley April 17, California Unpublished, The Secret to Santa Maria Style Grilling at Home April 12, California Unpublished, Best Restaurants to Experience Traditional Santa Maria Style Barbecue April 11, Pasadena Now, Santa Maria Valley Brings the Sizzle to National Barbecue Month April 8, Mother Earth News, Understanding Clean Wine Designations April 8, Houston Chronicle, Ibiza chef-owner Charles Clark’s passion for rosé April 4, Napa Valley Register, Childhood dreams become reality April 1, The Outbound Collective, A Solo Woman’s Escape to Santa Maria Valley April 1, Forbes, Talking Natural, Biodynamic Wine With Santa Barbara Pioneer Steve Beckmen March 2019 March 28, Red Tricycle, 20 Spring Break Spots That Are Worth the Drive March 26, Foodista, California Wines Come to Vancouver British Columbia March 23, KQED, Santa Maria Barbecue, It’s Not Just Tri-Tip March 21, SF Gate, Tasting notes: California’s translucent red wines March 18, Texas Monthly, TEXSOM International Wine Awards 2019 March 15, Matador Network, Best Places to Travel in May March 14, Wine Enthusiast, Wineries that Let You Drink for Good March 10, Visit CA, California Restaurant Month 2019 Reaches an All-Time High with 40 Destinations March 9, Fresno Bee, Pinot fans love Anderson Valley March 4, Monterey County Now, Morsels: New in Oldtown, living Fat, throwing down and plenty more March 4, Chelsea Pearl, A Weekend Getaway to Santa Maria Valley March 2, Forbes, Wines of the Week: Suprising Bubbly And Old-Vines Cabernet March 1, Paper Blog England, Jed Steel on Steele Wines February 2019 February 22, Via, 10 Best Places to Stop Along Highway 101 February 22, Aspen Daily News, Stofflet: Fragrantly snared February 22, Vancouver Sun, Salut!: Best of the Vancouver International Wine Festival February 6, Santa Maria Times, Santa Maria Elks kick off 76th annual Rodeo and Parade season February 5, Food & Wine, The Secrets of Airline Sommeliers February 5, KSBY-TV, Organizers excited for 2019 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo February 1, Atlas Obscura, Monarch Butterfly Grove February 1, KUSI-TV, Travel Advice with Ashley Colburn January 2019 January 31, DesertUSA, Exploring Yucca Valley – Pioneertown, The Integraton, and Boulder Gardens January 25, Wine Spectator, A Day in the Life: Chris Cannon Remakes a New Jersey Landmark—and Himself January 22, Latino Foodie, Let Santa Maria Valley Capture your Palate and Recharge Your Soul #SantaMariaStyle January 21, Medium, Exploring the old town of Guadalupe, California January 16, WYPR 88.1FM, Cambria Signature Series January 16, Go Nomad, Guadalupe, Gateway to the Dunes January 15 – Capital Gazette, Wine, etc.: Cold weather is perfect for cognac and port January 14 – Culture Map Fort Worth, These are the 5 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week January 11 – The Daily Meal, America’s 50 Best Steakhouses January 10 – Summit Daily, Wine Ink: Anniversary, sunshine in a bottle: Foxen comes to Snowmass January 2 – D Magazine, What To Drink Now: California Wines December 2018 December 26 – Seven Fifty Daily, The 20 Breakout Bottles of 2018 December 22 – Jetsetting Fashionista, Interview with Qupe Winemaker Bob Lindquist December 19 – Wine Enthusiast, California’s Standout 2016 Vintage of Pinot Noir December 18 – PUNCH: The 25 Essential Wines of 2018 December 14 – Santa Barbara Season Blog, Cocktail Corner: Wine World News & Happenings December 12 – Wine Enthusiast, Your Guide to Must-Have Sparkling Wines from Around the World December 11 – Wine Oh TV, Santa Maria Style Barbecue at its Best December 6 – Seven Fifty Daily, 8 New California AVAs on the Horizon December 6 – Eat This, Not That!, The 25 Best Wines to Gift—And They’re All Under $25 December 5 – Wine Oh TV, Discover Santa Maria Valley Wine Country December 3 – Wine Enthusiast, Your Guide to Must-Have Sparkling Wines from Around the World December 1 – SoCal Pulse, San Diego’s Best Barbecue: Make a Pit Stop at These Hotspots November 2018 November 28 – WTOP, Wine of the week: Julia Jackson’s Cambria Estate Wines November 26 – Texas Monthly, Where to Find the State’s Top Wine Lists November 23 – Chelsea Pearl, 10 Brands to Shop this Small Business Saturday November 23 – The Tribune News, Paso Robles chef Brian Stein on boosting barbecue with wine November 20 – Wine Enthusiast, Time to Take a Deep Look at Santa Barbara’s World-Class Wines November 14 – Elite Daily, These Cheap Wines From Trader Joe’s For Thanksgiving 2018 Are What I’m Thankful For This Year November 14 – Newsday, Thanksgiving drinks: What Long Island drink enthusiasts are uncorking this year November 14 – The Gazette, 10 wines worth sharing for Thanksgiving November 12 – Wine Institute, Fifty Masters of Wine Tour California Regions & Wines: A Photo Review November 5 – Tucson Saddle Bag Notes, Wine Vacation November 5 – IntoWine, Smackdown Pinot Noir: Santa Maria Valley -v- Santa Lucia Highlands November 3 – Robb Report, An Award-Winning Somm’s Guide to Dining in Santa Barbara November 2 – NBC Los Angeles, Travel Fans: Santa Barbara County Popping Up in Glendale November 1 – Brit + Co, How to Celebrate Sustainably this Holiday Season October 2018 October 24 – Drinkhacker, Tasting Fetzer’s New Premium Fringe Collective Wines, 2016 Vintage October 22 – The Wanderbug, California Road Trip: Pacific Coast Highway October 22 – Roamaroo, What to do in Santa Maria California – a Travel Guide October 17 – We3Travel, Cheap Winter Family Vacations in the United States October 12 – House of Nash Eats, Grilled Santa Maria Tri-Tip October 12 – Modern Hiker, One City, One Hike – Santa Maria’s Point Sal Trail October 11 – The Tribune, Get a taste of Santa Maria Valley’s wine scene with these must-try tours September 2018 September 26 – Matador Network, The 7 most epic bike tours around the world September 20 – Modern Hiker, 36 Hours in the Santa Maria Valley September 19 – Visit California, 5 Amazing Things to do in Santa Maria Valley September 18 – Food & Wine, The 30 Pinot Noirs to Drink If You Want to Be a Real Expert September 10 – Brides, 10 Best Wedding-Day Rosés, According to Sommeliers September 10 – Matador Network, 9 underrated destinations in the US for a blowout girls trip August 2018 August 30 – MSN, America’s Melting Pot Cities August 29 – Detroit Free Press, 3 recipes for your Labor Day cookout make fine use of peaches, corn and tomatoes August 28 – Hyperallergic, 5 Art-Filled Summer Weekend Trips from Los Angeles August 24 – LA Weekly, Road Trip: Get Sideways at Hitching Post Wines in Buellton August 23 – Forbes, Delicious BBQ And World-Class Wine Are Your Perfect Pairing August 23 – House Method, Most Underrated Towns in Every State August 17 – News4US, Santa Maria Valley is a Different Kind of Getaway Spot August 15 – Serious Eats, 20 Grilled-Steak Recipes to Conquer Summer August 9 – PR Newswire, The Peacock Inn Restaurant & Bar Announces New Sommelier July 2018 July 31 – Fort Bend Lifestyles & Homes, Seeing Red- Wines to snatch up for fall and winter tasting July 31 – Orbitz Travel Blog, The ultimate California wine lover’s road trip July 26 – Los Angeles Times, Unearthing the mysteries of ‘Egypt’ in the dunes of the California Coast July 26 – South Florida Sun Sentinel, Ernie’s Bar-B-Q site to be reborn as Andy’s Live Fire Grill July 24 – Motown India, California’s Iconic Highway 1 Has a Lot to Offer July 23 – Jetsetting Fashionista, The Russian River Valley California’s Top 10 Wineries July 22 – Ken’s Wine Guide, 2017 Cambria Rose “Julia’s Vineyard Rose of Pinot Noir” July 22 – The Outbound Collective, From the Sea to the Sky: Road Tripping California’s Central Coast July 21 – Terriorist, Wine Reviews: Summer Sippers July 20 – 2 Travel Dads, California Central Coast Road Trip Itinerary: castles, wine and more July 18 – San Diego Union Tribune, Five trails added to second hiking challenge July 13 – Atlas Obscura, Santa Maria-Style Barbecue July 11 – MSN Lifestyle and Eater LA, The Guide to California’s Cowboy Country July 8 – Jetsetting Fashionista, Santa Barbara’s Beautiful Presqu’ile Winery July 5 – The Daily Meal, Etude Explores & Respects the Essence of Pinot Noir July 2 – The Daily Meal, Our top 10 recipes from June 2018 July 2 – The Growler, Rosé all day not just for wine anymore July 1 – Santa Barbara Seasons, Profound and Rare: An Evening Exploring Presqu’ile Winery’s Library July 1 – Vino Voyager, A Fresh New Trio of Pinot Noir News Archives
Runway For three generations the Maldonado family farmed vegetables and strawberries and in 2008, planted a vineyard to cultivate quality grapes and wines. At harvest, Runway Vineyards selects only the most ideal clusters solely by hand. Their philosophy is to handle the fruit as gently as possible. In the glass, the wines are structured, full-bodied and […]
Los Flores Ranch Park If you’ve come to Santa Maria Valley to escape from the every day, you’ve come to the right place. We’re all about setting our away message, shutting down that phone, and clocking out to tap in. For the ultimate Do Not Disturb experience, we’re huge fans of Los Flores Ranch Park, a first-of-its-kind, 1,778-acre open-space […]
Orcutt Certified Farmers Market Open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., the Orcutt Certified Farmers Market offers produce including vegetables, citrus and strawberries, local honey, farm fresh eggs, baked goods, jams, and jellies. Find your favorite produce and local offerings and support the families of Santa Maria Valley.
Twitchell Reservoir Formed by the Twitchell Dam on the Cumaya River, Twitchell Reservoir is a beautiful and serene spot for bird watching.
November 07 PCPA: The Little Mermaid Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a spectacular holiday production that will amaze families. PCPA will collaborate with director Melissa Rain Anderson (Always…Patsy Cline) and New York City’s 2 Ring Circus to bring breathtaking aerial feats and imaginative theatrical magic to tell the story of Ariel, the beautiful young mermaid who longs to leave her ocean home to […]
November 21 Great American Melodrama - The Holiday Extravaganza November 21 – December 31 See Scrooge find his Christmas spirit in a heart-warming tale of holiday magic, laugh until your sides ache at the zany characters in a fractured fairy tale opera, and celebrate the music of the season in our Holiday Vaudeville Revue. Our holiday triple bill is a very special family tradition designed […]
December 10 Naughty Oak: Taco Tuesday with El Sabor Latino Chef Merari of El Sabor Latino always brings his amazing Honduran-style street tacos and spicy orange salsa for Taco Tuesday. At $2 a taco, you can have ALL THE TACOS, as well as all of the other awesome menu items like enchiladas, queso tacos, flautas and more. Check them out at 5:30 pm. Naughty Oak […]
December 13 Cubanissimo: LIVE Music featuring Jeff Elliott (Trumpet & Piano Man) Join us on 12/13 from 7:00-9:00 pm and enjoy LIVE MUSIC by Jeff Elliott (Trumpet & Piano Man) at the Cubanissimo Cuban Coffee House & Cafe in Orcutt! Grab some delicious Cuban cuisine or a cocktail and get your weekend started! Jeff Elliott, an unassuming and often underrated player, embodies the concept of musicianship. This […]