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There’s nothing like a wine tasting tour– get in your car, enjoy the scenery, stop off at a picturesque small (or not so small) tasting room, sample, spit, have a nosh or a nibble, repeat. Well, now there something like it, the Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail. Same concept with a different execution: lose the car and use your feet. Advantages to this tasting strategy include a variety of producers in close proximity, restaurants nearby and the fact that you don’t need to spit or have a designated driver (sorry Uber).
I love a good wine tasting tour. For me, varietals are the spice of life. The more I get to sample, analyze and process the happier I am. (I tend to order a mixed grill, cioppino or chef’s tasting menu whenever I get…
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