Special Events
Thursday, March 7th, 2024 Women Winemakers Dinner: Come and toast to the brilliance of five extraordinary women winemakers! Delight in a culinary journey thoughtfully paired and presented by each winemaker, as they share their passion for their craft. This winemaker dinner promises an unforgettable experience not to be missed.
March 6th Featured Women Winemakers:
- Karen Steinwachs of Seagrape Wine Co.
- Jessica Gasca of Story of Soil
- Brit Zotovich – Dreamcôte Wine Co.
- Sunny Doench Stricker- Future Perfect Wine
- Gretchen Voelcker Reed- Luna Hart Wines
10% of each ticket sold will be donated to the non-profit Domestic Violence Solutions in Santa Barbara. This organization provides safety, shelter, and support for individuals and families affected by domestic violence and collaborates with community partners to raise awareness regarding the cause, prevalence, and impact.. Booking for this event opens January 6, 2023
our local featured artists
We are blessed to be among breathtaking vineyards and numerous farms and ranches, but Santa Barbara Wine Country is also home to an abundance of talented artists. We have the pleasure of hosting the work from many of these artists at the Los Olivos Café.
We welcome, Barbara Snyder. The show will be there from Friday, October 6th to Friday, January 5th. All paintings available for in person sales.
Stop by to view and purchase your favorite piece!
Featured Local Winemaker Series
Our popular Featured Local Winemaker series continues! A great way to get turned on to wines you haven’t tried and to learn more about the wines and winemakers you may have already been acquainted with. Check out our interviews and blogs!
Visit our YouTube Channel and SUBSCRIBE to get to know our local winemakers right along with us!
We had the privilege of featuring the following local winemakers and their wines. Follow links to our blogs to meet them yourself:
- Jeff Nelson and James Sparks of Liquid Farm
- Kris Curran and Bruno D’Alfonso of D’Alfonso-Curran
- Lane Tanner of of Lumen
- Michael Larner of Larner Vineyard and Winery
- Ryan Carr of Carr Winery
- David Delaski of Solminer
- Dick Dore of Foxen Vineyard & Winery
- Eric Mohseni of Zaca Mesa Winery
- Garrett Gamache of Ground Truth
- Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat
- Bion Rice of Sunstone Winery
- Ernst Storm of Storm Wines
- Karen Steinwach Buttonwood Winemaker
- Jessica and Peter Stolpman of Stolpman Vineyards
- Dieter Cronje of Presqu’ile
- Jeff Fischer of Habit
- Greg Brewer of Brewer-Clifton
- Rick Longoria of Longoria
- Matt Brady of Samsara
- Chuck Carlson of Carlson Wines
- Sarah Holt Mullins of Rancho Sisquoc Winery
- Doug Margerum of Margerum Wine Company
- Sonja Magdevski of Casa Dumetz.
- Kat Gaffney of Spear Winery
- Norm Yost of Flying Goat Cellars
- Louisa Lindquist of Verdad Wines
- Karen Steinwachs of Seagrape Cellars
- Josh Klapper of Timbre Winery
- Mike Speakman of Westerly
- Tara Gomez of Kita Winery
- Aaron Walker of Pali Wine Co.
- Rick Hill of Labyrinth
Follow us on social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) or sign up to our email list to be the first to know when we close our doors for exclusive local winemaker dinners— a few of our past winemaker dinners have featured: Wes Hagen of J.Wilkes (formerly Clos Pepe), Dick Dore and Bill Wathen of Foxen Wines, Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat, and Bob Lindquist of Qupé.