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June

June 26, 2017 – Go to Travel Gal, 6 Most Romantic Summer Getaways in California
June 24, 2017 – The Mercury News/East Bay Times/Chico Enterprise-Record, 20 awesome wines for every type of summer barbecue
June 22, 2017 – Ride the Santa Maria Valley for a True Taste of the Region
June 22, 2017 – Santa Barbara Independent, Dining Old-School in Santa Maria
June 22, 2017 – Santa Barbara Independent, Trio of Santa Barbara County Tasting Trails
June 22, 2017 – The Zoe Report, A Definitive Guide To What To Eat With Your Rosé: 2016 Presqu’ile Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir Rosé, $22
June 19, 2017 – SoCal Restaurant Show, Matt Sobczak, Presqu’ile Winery
June 14, 2017 – Zagat and HuffPost BBQ Nation, 5 Things to Know About Santa Maria-Style Barbecue
June 14, 2017 – Wineormous, Taste Santa Maria Valley
June 14, 2017 – Eve’s Wine 101, All-New Wine Trolley Rolls Into the Santa Maria Valley
June 9, 2017 – LA Times, Your Ultimate Guide to Planning the Best Summer Road Trip
June 8, 2017 – Wine Enthusiast, The Allure of Old Vines on the Central Coast
June 8, 2017 – Wander With Wonder, The Best Wines and Barbecue of Santa Maria Valley
June 1, 2017 – Rev Up for the Santa Maria Elks Lodge Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show
June 1, 2017 – Bakersfield Life Magazine, Let’s get together in the Santa Maria Valley (pages 36-37)
June – Lonely Planet, Attractions in Santa Barbara Wine Country

May

May 30, 2017 – Matador Network, Santa Maria Valley, California: A place for wine snobs, minus the snobbery
May 30, 2017 – Along Comes Mary, Weekend Getaway: Santa Maria, California
May 30, 2017 – Grape Experiences, Clang, Clang, Clang Goes the Santa Maria Valley Wine Trolley!
May 26, 2017 – Santa Maria Times, Memorial Day weekend tradition cruises back to Santa Maria
May 26, 2017 – The Grand Island Independent, Savor Western flavor with kebabs
May 22, 2017 – U.S. News & World Report, The 6 Most Romantic Summer Getaways in California
May 22, 2017 – Elite Magazine of Santa Clarita, Santa Maria Valley is Your Ideal Getaway
May 22, 2017 – Ventura County Star, Batmobile to be on display at Santa Maria car show
May 22, 2017 – Wineormous, The Santa Maria Valley – Moxie Cafe
May 21, 2017 – Santa Maria Times, From the Vine: Clang, clang, clang went the trolley
May 20, 2017 – Noozhawk, New Santa Maria Wine Trolley Offers Vintage Experience
May 17, 2017 – The Tribune, Ditch the car: Take a trolley to Santa Maria wine country instead
May 16, 2017 – Ventura County Star, 35th Annual West Coast Kustoms Cruisin’ Nationals Car Show
May 13, 2017 – Santa Ynez Valley News, Santa Maria’s new Wine Trolley about to hit the road
May 12, 2017 – The $nob Magazine, Santa Maria Valley Wine Trolley
May 12, 2017 – Wine Industry Advisor, All-New Wine Trolley Rolls Into the Santa Maria Valley
May 11, 2017 – Fred Swan, 10 Byron Pinot Noir & Chardonnay Reviews plus Byron History
May 11, 2017 – Winerabble, All-New Wine Trolley Rolls Into the Santa Maria Valley
May 11, 2017 – KSBY, Santa Maria Valley Wine Trolley unveiled
May 11, 2017 – KEYT, Santa Maria Valley Wine Trolley unveiled
May 11, 2017 – All-New Wine Trolley Rolls Into the Santa Maria Valley
May 10, 2017 – Basil & Salt, Wine Trolley rolls into the Santa Maria Valley
May 9, 2017 – Forbes, Five Of The Best Rosés To Drink On Mother’s Day, Presqu’ile Winery
May 8, 2017 – Wine Spectator, 9 Charming California Pinot Noirs
May 7, 2017 – Santa Maria Times, Heart of the Valley: A dream becomes The Historic Santa Maria Inn by Shirley Contreras, Santa Maria Valley Historical Society
May 6, 2017 – SoCal Restaurant Show, Tim Rooney, Rooney’s Irish Pub
May 4, 2017 – Noozhawk, Santa Maria ‘50s Car Show Will Be a Gas
May 2, 2017 – Cruise to Santa Maria Valley for the West Coast Kustoms Cruisin’ Nationals Car Show

April

April 27, 2017 – Los Angeles Times, After a weekend escape in Santa Maria, the tri-tip will be seared into your memory
April 27, 2017 – Grapelive: Wine of the Day, 2009 Palmina, Nebbiolo “Sisqouc” Santa Maria Valley
April 27, 2017 – Santa Maria Times, A Jammin’ Good Time’: Santa Maria Strawberry Festival 2017 to kick off Friday
April 22, 2017 – Terriorist, Wine Reviews: California New Releases – Cambria
April 21, 2017 – Mom Uncorked, Santa Maria Valley: Where Wine and BBQ Reign Supreme
April 21, 2017 – Mom Uncorked, The Wines of California’s Santa Maria Valley
April 21, 2017 – FoodWineTravelChix, Far Western Tavern, Home of Graciousness and Tri-Tip Santa Maria BBQ
April 17, 2017 – BBQ Industry, 8 reasons why Santa Maria BBQ is next-level
April 15, 2017 – SoCal Restaurant Show, Caleb Granski, Moxie Cafe and Jon Karlo Macias, Ca’Del Grevino
April 13, 2017 – Noozhawk, Santa Maria Firing Up Barbecue Throwdown to Benefit Kiwanis Kids
April 10, 2017 – First Time Barbecue Festival Launches in the Santa Maria Valley
April 8, 2017 – Life-Uncorked, Santa Maria Style BBQ Takes Center Stage at Far Western Tavern
April 8, 2017 – SoCal Restaurant Show, Susan Righetti, Far Western Tavern
April 6, 2017 – Kites and Spirits Will Soar April 23 at the Discovery Museum’s Free Family Kite Festival

March

March 30, 2017 – Follow the Sweet Scents to the Santa Maria Valley’s 30th Annual Strawberry Festival
March 29, 2017 – San Francisco Chronicle, Tasting notes: Mission and angelica, Foxen 7200 Mission Barberena Vineyard
March 29, 2017 – The Produce News, Santa Maria: location led to destiny
March 27, 2017 – IntoWine, Wine To Go Buy This Week – 2014 Byron Monument Pinot Noir – 93 Points
March 27, 2017 – Now and Zin Wine, Wood You Like Some Chardonnay?, Dierberg Vineyard
March 20, 2017 – Two Guys From Napa, Pinot Noir Recommendations: Favorites from the 2017 World of Pinot Noir
March 18, 2017 – Santa Maria Times, Annual Knights of Columbus St. Patrick’s Day Car Show set for Saturday
March 17, 2017 – Lands.com, On the Vineyard: The Challenges of Managing a Famous California Costal Vineyard
March 15, 2017 – The Andy Caldwell Show AM-1440 and AM-1290, The Bizarre Foods Experience
March 14, 2017 – Barbecue Bible, The Unique Barbecue of Santa Maria, California: Worth the Visit
March 13, 2017 – KCOY/KEYT/KKFX, Santa Maria style barbecue featured on ‘Bizarre Foods’ show
March 8, 2017 – Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, The Travel Channel, Cruising the Pacific Coast Highway
March 8, 2017 – Weekly Wine Show, Ep 053 – Clarissa Nagy of Nagy Wines
March 6, 2017 – The Tasting Panel, Blue Reviews, Feb-March, Migration 2014 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard
March 5, 2017 – Wine-N-Friends, Six wine reasons to visit Santa Maria Valley

February

February 27, 2017 – 10 Bottles of Wine Under $40 You Can Take to Meet Your Partner’s Parents, Presqu’ile Chardonnay
February 25, 2017 – California Car Clubs, 6th Annual Knights of Columbus St. Patrick’s Day Car Show
February 22, 2017 – The Santa Maria Valley Revs Up for the Saint Patrick’s Day Car Show Hosted By Knights of Columbus
February 20, 2017 – Fred Swan, World of Pinot Noir: Can’t Miss Pinot Tastings March 3-4
February 16, 2017 – Central California Tourism Council, 7 Hidden Gems of the Santa Maria Valley
February 15, 2017 – Weekly Wine Show, Ep 050 – Central Coast Pinot Noir
January 30, 2017 – TravelPulse, 5 Things To Do Along California’s Coast

January

January 2017 – Yosemite National Park Journal, The Lost City | Best of the Coast
January 25, 2017 – Fred Swan, Foxen Vineyards and 17 of their current releases
January 25, 2017 – Fred Swan, What Everyone Should Know about the Santa Maria Valley AVA
January 25, 2017 – Fred Swan, Santa Maria Valley AVA: What to See and Do
January 24, 2017 – Organic Authority, Martian Ranch, 103 Best Organic Wines to Try this Year

December

December 22, 2016 – Travel Channel, The New Top 10 Cities for Wine Snobs
December 21, 2016 – Bizarre Foods Films Santa Maria-Style Barbecue at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge for New Season
December 16, 2016 – Robert Parker Wine Journal, 2013 Hammell Wine Alliance True Believer
December 6, 2016 – Noozhawk, Annual Christmas Bird Count Takes Wing on Dec. 26
December 6, 2016 – Birdwatching Daily, Annual Santa Maria Valley/Guadalupe Christmas Bird Count
December 6, 2016 – Annual Santa Maria Valley/Guadalupe Christmas Bird Count Carries on Tradition
December 5, 2016 – Grape Experiences, Real People. Real Experiences. Let’s Get Together in the Santa Maria Valley

November

November 29, 2016 – Ventura County Star, Santa Maria Parade of Lights
November 28, 2016 – Santa Ynez Valley News, Fave Five for the Week: November 24 – December 4
November 28, 2016 – Noozhawk, Christmas Parades Plentiful Throughout Santa Barbara County
November 27, 2016 – Santa Maria Times, Christmas Parade of Lights to feature holiday’s finest
November 22, 2016 – Reverse Wine Snob, Swirl ‘Til You Spill in the Santa Maria Valley
November 11, 2016 – Noozhawk, Santa Maria Valley Events Illuminate Holiday Season
November 10, 2016 – Santa Maria Valley Lights Up the Holiday Season With Special Events
November 8, 2016 – KMYC, The Good Life with Mike the Wine Guy, Clarissa Nagy

October

October 30, 2016 – KSBY, Santa Maria celebrates Dia de los Muertos
October 30, 2016 – KEYT, Families celebrate Dia De Los Muertos in Santa Maria
October 28, 2016 – KSBY, Dia de los Muertos event planned in Santa Maria
October 22, 2016 – Santa Maria Times, Good News: Dia de los Muertos
October 21, 2016 – Santa Maria Times, South on 101: This weekend, shop till you drop
October 19, 2016 – Noozhawk, Celebrate Cultural Tradition of Dia de los Muertos in the Santa Maria Valley
October 18, 2016 – Santa Maria Times, Dia de los Muertos Festival set for Oct. 30
October 12, 2016 – Noozhawk, New Campaign Seeks To Boost Santa Maria Valley Tourism
October 12, 2016 – KCLU, Santa Maria Rebrands Itself In Effort To Draw In More Tourism
October 11, 2016 – KSBY, New campaign aims to bring tourists to Santa Maria Valley
October 11, 2016 – KCOY/KEYT/KKFX, Santa Maria Valley Chamber Unveils New Marketing Campaign
October 10, 2016 – Santa Maria Times, New marketing plan aimed at bringing people ‘together’ in the Santa Maria Valley
October 6, 2016 – Celebrate the Cultural Tradition of Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead in the Santa Maria Valley
October 6, 2016 – LatinoLA, Celebrate Dia de los Muertos in the Santa Maria Valley

September

September 30, 2016 – Santa Maria Times, Autumn Arts Festival calling all vendors and participants
September 29, 2016 – Travel Industry Newswire, KPS3 and CC Media, The Perfect Pairing For the New Santa Maria Valley Tourism Campaign
September 29, 2016 – KPS3 and CC Media, The Perfect Pairing For the New Santa Maria Valley Tourism Campaign
September 20, 2016 – Noozhawk, Autumn Arts Festival a Cornucopia of Creativity
September 16, 2016 – Celebrate the Season at the 33rd Annual Autumn Arts Festival in the Santa Maria Valley

August

August 2016 – Outdoor Blurprint, Road Trip Guide: California’s Central Coast

June

June 17, 2016 – EaterLA, 12 Impressive Stops for Central Coast Barbecue in California

Things to Do in Santa Maria Valley

Municipal Winemakers

After spending their formative years traveling and studying terroir and techniques, Municipal Winemakers is now working hard to make honest, interesting, and delicious wines. They do this with love—carefully and slowly. Their varietals include: Bright White – A bone-dry Riesling Sweetness – A sweet little Riesling Pale Pink – A rose made from Grenache and Cinsault […]

San Ramon Chapel

Rolling vineyards and picturesque countryside are the setting for the San Ramon Chapel, a century-old church and cemetery where many of the area’s earliest settlers are at rest. Sunday services are still held weekly.

Old Town Market

Old Town Market is a family owned corner grocery store that serves the grocery needs of Old Orcutt. Store owners Mark and Wendy Steller purchased the store in 2004, having spent all of their previous working lives in retail management. Their idea of a Grocery Store was to make it the old “Mom & Pop” store […]

Shaw’s Famous Steakhouse

They call it famous for a reason. This is one of Santa Maria’s best steakhouses where the service is friendly and the food unforgettable.

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Featured Events

Santa Maria Wine Trolley comes to the Santa Maria Valley!

Explore our wineries in style! The Wine Trolley route takes approximately 75 minutes and takes you to our amazing wineries.The wine trolley will run Saturdays and Sundays, and run every 75 minutes from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting at Town Center West. The wine trolley will also run one additional route from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., but will […]

PCPA Presents: Disney's Beauty & The Beast (Solvang Festival Theater)

Be swept away into the enchanted world of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. This Broadway musical tells the timeless tale of Belle, who feels trapped in a provincial town, and a prince who is truly trapped under the spell of an enchantress, in the form of a hideous Beast. If the Beast can learn to love […]

The Karaoke Kid

After relocating to Pismo Beach from the East Coast, poor Daniel just doesn’t fit in. He has no friends, no car, and he’s bullied by the cool kids at school. But then he meets a mysterious old master who teaches him how to fight back: karaoke. Can Daniel overcome his fears and win the Central […]

The JD Project @ Blacklake Summer Concert Series

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Blacklake Golf Resort. The JD Project has something for everyone, a little Rock, a little Country, a little Blues, and a lot of Soul! Bring the whole family and enjoy delicious food with great music. Blacklake concerts are performed outside so bring your lawn […]

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