Santa Barbara’s downtown wine trail, consisting of 11 wineries within the city limits, and the Unity Shoppe have teamed up to give holiday revelers a safe and fun adventure in their own backyard.

On December 5th at 6:00pm guests can tour the Urban Wine Trail by trolley. Each winery will pour limited release wines from Santa Barbara County accompanied by delicious appetizers.
The trolley, donated by Santa Barbara Trolley Company, will shuttle people from winery to winery, although many of the wineries located in the downtown Funk Zone are within walking distance of one another.
Participating wineries include Carr Vineyards and Winery, Jaffurs Wine Cellars, Kalyra Winery, Kunin Wines, Oreana Winery, Santa Barbara Winery, Summerland Winery, Westerley Vineyards, Whitcraft Winery, Wine Cask Alliance, and the newest addition to the Urban Wine Trail, Municipal Winemakers.

As an added bonus, there will be a four person vintage Rolls-Royce on a first come, first serve basis for folks as well!
The cost of the event is $50 per person. Tickets are available at participating wineries, and from the Unity Shoppe at 805.886.0613.
Come join the Trolley Tour through Santa Barbara’s Urban Wine Trail!
For more information call Santa Barbara Winery 805 963 3633 or Email.
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