A top tasting room experience.
Santa Barbara wine country offers no shortage of beautiful estates, yet Presqu’ile Winery manages to immediately distinguish itself. The architecture is modern and graceful without tipping into excess, the setting frames sweeping vineyard and coastal views, and the experience is curated in a way that feels both intentional and inviting.
It’s the kind of destination where the glass in your hand feels inseparable from the landscape around you: ocean-cooled breezes, rolling vineyards, and a striking modern tasting room that seems to frame it all like art. Add to that a thoughtful food program and wines that capture both precision and personality, and Presqu’ile becomes much more than a stop on the trail, it feels like a complete experience of what makes this region so compelling.
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Paul Lato
From the numerous interviews we’ve done over the years, we’ve learned that the journey of a winemaker is rarely an easy one. Paul Lato definitely took the road less travelled and the challenges he faced almost forced him to give up pursuing his dream. Thankfully he persisted, and when you taste his wines you’ll be as grateful as we are that he did.
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Barrel tasting at Au Bon Climat.
We were very privileged to be invited to lunch at Au Bon Climat, one of the true pioneers of the Santa Barbara County wine scene. We drove up to the winery with high expectations but ended up in an experience that well exceeded what we thought we may encounter.
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Santa Barbara County is the southern half of California’s Central Coast wine region. It takes in almost 10,000 km2 moving north from Santa Barbara to Santa Maria and then inland from there. It combines stunning beauty, from gorgeous coastlines to beautiful interior rolling hills. And as we recently discovered, it is making some outstanding wines at very fair prices.
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