Summer is here and I have been doing a lot of vacationing, eating and spending time with friends and family. Our first destination was the Los Angeles area. I hadn't been there since I was in elementary school so I was excited to explore the area. I am going to do a series of posts on some of my favorite things that we did there.
One of the first things we did was to visit some wineries in Southern California. This area, specifically Santa Barbara and Los Olivios is not really well known yet but they are gaining more and more notoriety. The employees at the different wineries told me they are about a decade behind Napa. This winery was called Sunstone Winery. It can be rented out for private parties, wouldn't that be fabulous? They had gorgeous grounds and some really interesting wines. One of the best things I tried there was their flavored olive oils, blood orange olive oil? Delish!
The second place we went was Beckman Vineyards. The views were incredible and the staff was more than friendly. They even let us try a couple of wines that were off the tasting list, BONUS. :) The best wine we had there ( and the one that I had shipped 3 bottles back home) was their Cuvee Le Beck. It was really good and like nothing I have ever tried. !
I would absolutely recommend coming here for a day trip and enjoying all these wonderful wineries, especially if you love wine as much as I do! Both wineries also offered shipping for their wines to where you live so you don't have to worry about lugging it in your bag or having to check a bag full of wine! Ever been to a winery that you really liked?
XO,
GildedGirl
