On Saturday, Elements Restaurant and Catering hosted the Old Spanish Days 3rd Annual Wine Tasting in the Sunken Gardens at the Courthouse. Over 40 local wineries poured over 100 wines under white tents on the grass while live music played. There was a special reserve tasting and cooking demonstration from 2-4 for those who wanted to shell out a little bit more for a ticket. The main tasting followed from 4:00-7:00. Bacon wrapped scallops, jumbo chilled shrimp, an assortment of cheese and a variety of mini cupcakes and chocolate truffled paired with the wines. Mirella Ramirez, Lafond’s tasting room manager, poured both Santa Barbara Winery and Lafond wines, which included 2007 Santa Barbara Winery Sauvignon Blanc, 2005 Santa Barbara Winery Sangiovese, and 2005 Lafond Pinot Noir Lafond Vineyard. The beautiful grounds of lush landscape and grass carpeting is a beautiful place to hold a tasting event on a warm summer evening.
It seemed deceivingly smaller than the event last year, but that was because of the different set up of tables. Instead of one large tent, two tents were set up, one for the reserve tasting and the other for the main tasting. Guests were able to walk across the street to Elements when the event ended to continue their evening. Sitting outside you could watch the quick breakdown of tables, which by 7:30 the Sunken Gardens looked as if there had not been a huge event there only a half an hour before.
Joanie Hudson, Assistant Tasting Room Manager, Santa Barbara Winery
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