As summer fast approaches, the tasting room is busy gearing up for the increased foot traffic that floods into Santa Barbara during this time of year. May wine club shipments have been sent out for Santa Barbara Winery club members, and the next one will not be until September because of the difficulties of shipping wine to hotter states during the summer months. We offer special rates on Priority Overnight shipping so that you can order wine year ’round without paying exorbitant amounts of shipping costs.
At the winery we have been busy with springtime special events, bottling, submitting for label approvals, and getting wine club shipments out. We have witnessed bud break at Lafond Vineyard, as the new season’s foliage beings to emerge and the vines are getting ready to flower, commonly referred to as “bloom.” The buds will ripen over the next few months in the California sunshine, while acidity levels are kept high courtesy of morning fog and cool Pacific ocean breezes.
We are getting ready to release the 2009 Rose of Syrah within the month, which will be the first release with our new label design. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the announcement of official release of this wine, which is always a warm weather favorite for early evening barbeque’s and lunchtime picnics.
There is truly never a dull moment. I have been spending time promoting our wines outside of Santa Barbara. Yesterday I had some of the best oysters (Kusshi anyone?) I have had in my life with one of our sales reps at Hog Island Oyster Co. at the Ferry Plaza in San Francisco. Today I will be working in Petaluma and Sonoma County.
Joanie Hudson, Director of National and International Marketing, Santa Barbara Winery / Lafond Winery & Vineyards
Attention Santa Barbara Winery Wine Club Members:
Please join us this Saturday, March 13, for our March Wine Club Pick Up Party from 11am-2pm. Stop by the winery to pick up your two bottle selection, sample our current tasting list selection, snack on some tasty treats from our Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro, and catch up with fellow club members.
Reservations are required so give us a call or email to get on the list, and feel free to bring a couple of friends!
805) 963-3633 / wine@sbwinery.comClick Here to read more about our Wine Club and Sign Up (Wine Club Members receive 20% off of all purchases)
Also, ask about Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro’s newest event, Sunday with the Vintner.
Sunday with the Vintner Description:
Local winemakers present wines accompanied with cheese and bread.
Guests can purchase wine.. if you stay for dinner, free corkage for purchased wine.
Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro (516 State St.)is dedicated to highlighting a wide variety of local wineries. 3-5pm, $15.00
Please join us for the 2009 November Santa Barbara Winery Wine Club Pick Up Party. This will be our third Pick Up Party after the success we have been having with these events since our first in May. Stop by the winery between 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturday November 14th, pick up your wine, sample the current selection and pair a tasty culinary selection of small bites from our Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro.
If you normally get your wine shipped and would like to attend, just give Suzanne a call and we’ll hold it for pick-up on this day. Save the shipping cost and come visit. Reservations are required so give us a call or email. We will be wrapping up Harvest here at the winery and there may even be some fermenting white grape juice floating around…
Wine Club Members receive 20% off all purchases, free wine tasting, and access to Special Events. Not to mention that these benefits apply to both Santa Barbara Winery and Lafond Winery. If you are not in our wine club and are interested in becoming a member, you can sign up on our website, by phone, or in the tasting room.
wine@sbwinery.com 805-963-3633
As summer comes to a close and Harvest trickles in, so too do September Wine Club shipments get released.
Please join us for the 2009 September Wine Club Pick Up Party. This will be our second Pick Up Party after the success and fun we had at our first in May. Stop by the winery between 11:00am-2:00pm on Saturday September 19th, pick up your wine, sample the current selection and pair a tasty culinary selection of small bites from our Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro. If you normally get your wine shipped and would like to attend, just give Suzanne a call and we’ll hold it for pick-up on this day. Save the shipping cost and come visit. Reservations are required so give us a call or email. Harvest runs from about September to November for us, and it really is one of the most exciting times to come and visit the winery. The energy is contagious.
Wine Club Members receive 20% off all purchases, free wine tasting, and access to Special Events. Not to mention that these benefits apply to both Santa Barbara Winery and Lafond Winery. If you are not in our wine club and are interested in becoming a member, you can sign up on our website, by phone, or in the tasting room.
805-963-3633
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Santa Barbara Winery and Lafond wine club members are invited to join us for one of our favorite and heavily attended events of the year on Saturday August 1 from 1-4pm. Our Annual Wine Club BBQ will be held at Lafond Vineyard, and we will enjoy fabulous food, music and wine (including barrel samples and the new release of the Lafond Pommard Clone Pinot Noir from Lafond Vineyard). Winemaker Bruce McGuire will be there to answer questions about the wines and this year’s harvest, which is shaping up to be a bountiful one. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy the vineyard, the summer sunshine, and meet fellow club members and winery staff.
Saturday August 1, 1-4pm
45.00 per person
For reservations call the Santa Barbara Winery at 805-963-3633
or Lafond Vineyards at 805-688-7921
Lafond Vineyard (located in the Sta. Rita Hills between Buellton and Lompoc)
6855 Santa Rosa Rd.
Buellton, CA 93427
This Saturday the Santa Barbara Winery tasting room (202 Anacapa St. in downtown Santa Barbara) will host our first ever Wine Club Pick Up Party. Coming to pick up your shipment wines at the winery is a great opportunity to taste the wines to see how they are developing and tasting in the bottle, and also to talk to winery staff about the varietal, pairing advice, etc. Also, an excuse to come taste these wines for free for up to four guests. We are really excited to get as many members who would like to join us in one comfortable tasting room space as we can, on one day.
All Santa Barbara Winery Wine Club members are invited to stop by the winery on Saturday May 9th for our first ever Club Pick-Up Party (10am-5pm). Guests are encouraged to enjoy a tasting of the current shipment (and our newest release – 2007 Dry Riesling) as well as light appetizers from our Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro.
This is open to club members only (pick-up and ship), and reservations are necessary. Take a bottle from your shipment over to the Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro on State St. and enjoy free corkage with your dinner.
To sign up for the wine club, click here.
To make reservations please call us at the winery at (805) 963-3633 or email us at wine@sbwinery.com.
Joanie Hudson, Assistant Tasting Room Manager, Santa Barbara Winery
As the weather heats up we are increasingly cautious with wine shipments, monitoring the weather daily in hot spots and keeping our eye out for heat waves. May wine club shipments will include three bottles, instead of the standard two bottle shipment to make up for the fact that we do not send out wine to the wine club in July. The two bottles that would go out in July are instead split between the May and September shipments.
Even though we do not send out the July shipment, club members are still invited at any time to order wines with their 20% discount, online, by phone or in the tasting room.
The May wine club shipment will be shipped on Tuesday, May 5 for delivery on Thursday, May 7. If you know you will not be available to sign for the wine on the 7th, just let us know, and we will happily arrange a different shipping date for your order.
Another reminder, if you would like to add on any wines to your club shipment we will send those out along with them for just one $9.50 shipping charge. Start planning ahead for your summer BBQs! And don’t forget to bring visiting friends in for free spring and summertime wine tastings with your membership.
Joanie Hudson, Assistant Tasting Room Manager, Santa Barbara Winery
All Santa Barbara Winery Wine Club members are invited to stop by the winery on Saturday May 9th for our first ever Club Pick-Up Party. The event will take place during our normal tasting room hours from 10am-5pm. Guests are encouraged to enjoy a tasting of the current shipment as well as light appetizers from our Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro. If you currently have your selection shipped to you, this will be an opportunity to save on the shipping cost and stock up for the summer.
This is open to club members only (pick-up and ship), and reservations are necessary. Take a bottle from your shipment over to the Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro on State St. and enjoy free corkage with your dinner.
We hope your club shipments add a bit of affordable luxury to your lives in these challenging economic times.
To sign up for the wine club, click here.
To make reservations please call us at the winery at (805) 963-3633 or email us at wine@sbwinery.com.
Joanie Hudson, Assistant Tasting Room Manager, Santa Barbara Winery
Wine club members (Santa Barbara Winery and Lafond Winery members) who tote their shipment wines along to the Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro will receive free corkage. This means you can enjoy your club wines at your next meal out for no restaurant surcharge for bringing a bottle in.
I am going to start putting out a supplementary pairing page that will be attached to club shipment newsletters to suggest helpful pairing tips for the wines that club members receive. Now, I am still experimenting myself, so they will just be my thoughts on what to eat with your wines, and the reasons why the pairings work. Experiment away yourselves and make sure to let me know if you come across any stellar pairings with our wines.
For those of you reading this who are not in the wine club, if you are interested there is a secure sign up here. Wine club members receive 20% off of all wine and retail merchandise at both Santa Barbara Winery and Lafond. Two bottle shipments are sent every other month (excluding summer months), and average $40. Members also receive free tastings at both winery for up to four guests and access to special events put on exclusively for members, from barrel tastings to our annual Wine Club Barbeque at Lafond Vineyard.
Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro, 516 State St., Santa Barbara
962-1455
Joanie Hudson, Assistant Tasting Room Manager, Santa Barbara Winery
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