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Wine Tasting - The Sense of Taste
After observing your wine using the sense of sight and smell, it is then time to use your palate to identify tastes. This is far more detailed than simply tasting as we would any other beverage. We must remember to note the characteristics of the wine on all sensory areas of the tongue. Sweetness is detected on the very tip of the tongue, while bitter tastes are sensed in the extreme rear. Saltiness is sensed on the front, upper sides of the tongue, and the acidity-sour taste is sensed mainly on the sides. Some suggest focusing your attention on one sensation at a time in order to be more efficient in your taste. Try taking a sip of wine and swallowing immediately. Then try another sip, this time letting the wine work well around the palate into these sensory areas before swallowing. You will recognize a noticeable difference in the intensity of flavors!
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Wine Tasting - The Sense of Sight
Wine tasting basics begin with knowing how to use your senses to understand, interpret, and enjoy the wine. The ability to recognize what you see, and furthermore describe it in clear terms, is a very important wine tasting skill.
Although some may say the appearance of the wine is the least important aspect with regard to the senses, it is still worth noting. When examining appearance, we are looking for clarity and color. We want the wine to be free of any sediment, leaving it clear and brilliant. Red wines tend to lose their color as they mature, while white wines tend to grow darker with age. A good quality wine generally will be intense in color. The "legs" seen running down the sides of a glass after being swirled, are an indication of flavor density. It is best to use a plain white background, and tilt the glass slightly as you observe clarity and color.
Wine Tasting - The Sense of Touch
Touch is an important category of taste sensation. This is where we try to feel the wine on the palate. Here we seek to find impressions of such things as texture, body, temperature, and astringency. The aftertaste, finish, and length of a wine are all things we feel on our palate. We are looking for how the wine feels in weight (light, medium, full) and texture (silky, coarse, velvety). Try to observe how long the sensations last in your mouth. Most will tell you the longer it lasts, the better the wine!
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Santa Barbara Winery List
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Addamo Estate Vineyards
400 East Clark Avenue
Santa Maria, CA 93455
tel. +1 805.937.6750
Alexander and Wayne
2922 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.688.9665
tel. +1 800.824.8584
Andrew Murray Vineyards
5095 Zaca Station Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.686.9604
Andrew Murray Vineyards-Tasting Room
2901-A Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.693.9644
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Arthur Earl-Tasting Room
2922 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.693.1771
tel. +1 800.646.EARL
Artiste Los Olivos
2948 Grand Ave, Studio E
Los Olivos, CA
tel. +1 805.686.2626
Au Bon Climat
PO Box 113
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.937.9801
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Babcock Winery & Vineyards
5175 East Highway 246
Lompoc, CA 93436
tel. +1 805.736.1455
Beckmen Vineyards
2670 Ontiveros
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.688.8664
Bedford Thompson-Tasting Room
448 Bell Street
Los Alamos, CA 93440
tel. +1 805.344.2107
Blackjack Ranch Winery
2205 Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang, CA 93463
tel. +1 805.686.9922
Brander Vineyard, The
2401 Refugio Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.688.2455
tel. +1 800.970.9979
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Brewer-Clifton Winery
1704 Industrial Way
Lompoc, CA 93436
tel. +1 805.452.5609
Bridlewood Estate Winery
3555 Roblar Avenue
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
tel. +1 805.688.9000
tel. +1 800.467.4100
Brophy-Clark Cellars-Tasting Room
2905 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.929.4830
Buttonwood Farm Winery
1500 Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang, CA 93463
tel. +1 805.688.3032
tel. +1 800.715.1404
Byron Tasting Room
2367 Alamo Pintado Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.938.7365
tel. +1 888.938.7310
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Cambria Estate Winery
5475 Chardonnay Lane
Santa Maria, CA 93454
tel. +1 805.938.7318
tel. +1 888.339.9463
Carhartt Vineyard-Tasting Room
2990A Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.693.5100
Carina Cellars
2900 Grand Avenue, Suite A
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.688.2459
Carr Vineyards & Winery
414 North Salsipuedes
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
tel. +1 805.965.7985
Casa Cassara Winery-Tasting Room (
Hwy 246 West/291 Valley Station Road
Buellton, CA 93427
tel. +1 805.688.8691
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Cold Heaven Cellars
PO Box 42
Los Alamos, CA 93440
tel. +1 805.937.9801
Consilience
2933 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.691.1020
Costa De Oro-Tasting Room
1331 South Nicholson Avenue
Santa Maria, CA 93454
tel. +1 805.922.1468
Cottonwood Canyon Vineyard & Winery
3940 Dominion Road
Santa Maria, CA 93454
tel. +1 805.937.8463
Curtis Winery
5249 Foxen Canyon Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.686.8999
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Daniel Gehrs Wines-Tasting Room
2939 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.693.9686
tel. +1 800.275.8138
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Domaine Santa Barbara
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tel. +1 805.688.2455
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East Valley Vineyard
4960 Baseline Avenue
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
tel. +1 805.455.1412
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Epiphany Cellars
2963 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.686.2424
tel. +1 866.354.9463
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Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard
6200 Foxen Canyon Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.688.1545
tel. +1 800.841.1104
Fiddlehead Cellars-Tasting Room
1597 East Chestnut Avenue
Lompoc, CA 93436
tel. +1 530.756.4550
tel. +1 800.251.1225
Firestone Vineyard
5000 Zaca Station Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.688.3940
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Flying Goat Cellars
PO Box 1604
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
tel. +1 805.688.1814
Foley Estates Vineyard & Winery
6121 East Hwy 246
Lompoc, CA 93436
tel. +1 805.737.6222
Foxen Winery & Vineyard
7200 Foxen Canyon Road
Santa Maria, CA 93454
tel. +1 805.937.4251
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Gainey Vineyard
3950 East Hwy 246
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
tel. +1 805.688.0558
tel. +1 888.424.6398
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Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post Winery
406 East Hwy 246
Buellton, CA 93427
tel. +1 805.688.0676
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Huber Cellars
4892 Hapgood Road
Lompoc, CA 93436
tel. +1 805.736.3854
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Io Wines
2367 Alamo Pintado Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.938.7365
tel. +1 1.800.938.7310
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J. Kerr Wines-Tasting Room
2905 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.688.5337
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Jaffurs Wine Cellars
819 East Montecito Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
tel. +1 805.962.7003
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Kenneth Volk Vineyards
5230 Tepusquet Road
Santa Maria, CA 93454
tel. +1 805.938.7896
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Koehler Winery
5360 Foxen Canyon Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.693.8384
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Lafond Winery & Vineyard
6855 Santa Rosa Road
Buellton, CA 93427
tel. +1 805.688.7921
tel. +1 877.708.9463
Lane Tanner
PO Box 286
Santa Maria, CA 93456
tel. +1 805.929.1826
LinCourt Vineyards
1711 Alama Pintado Road
Solvang, CA 93463
tel. +1 805.688.8554
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Lions Peak Vineyards
1659 Copenhagen Drive
Solvang, CA 93463
tel. +1 (805) 693-LION (5466)
Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards
1645 Copenhagen Drive
Solvang, CA 93463
tel. +1 805.686.9336
tel. +1 888.777.6663
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McKeon-Phillips Winery
2115 South Blosser Road, #114
Santa Maria, CA 93458
tel. +1 805.928.3025
Melville Vineyards and Winery
5185 East Hwy 246
Lompoc, CA 93436
tel. +1 805.735.7030
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Morovino
433 Alisal Road, #B
Solvang, CA 93463
tel. +1 805.693.8466
Mosby Winery
9496 Santa Rosa Road
Buellton, CA 93427
tel. +1 805.688.2415
tel. +1 800.70.MOSBY
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Paige 23
440 Alistal Road
Solvang, CA 93463
tel. +1 805.686.0015
Palmina
1520 East Chestnut Court
Lompoc, CA 93436
tel. +1 805.735.2030
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Presidio Winery - Tasting Room
1603 Copenhagen Drive, #1
Solvang, CA 93463
tel. +1 805.693.8585
tel. +1 888.930.WINE
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Qupé Wine Cellars -Tasting Room
2905 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.937.9801
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Rancho Sisquoc Winery
6600 Foxen Canyon Road
Santa Maria, CA 93454
tel. +1 805.934.4332
Richard Longoria Wines
2935 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 866.RLWINES
Rideau Vineyards
1562 Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang, CA 93463
tel. +1 805.688.0717
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Riverbench Vineyard & Winery
6020 Foxen Canyon Road
Santa Maria, CA 93454
tel. +1 805.937.8340
Rusack Vineyards
1819 Ballard Canyon Road
Solvang, CA 93463
tel. +1 805.688.1278
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Sanford Winery
5010 Santa Rosa Road
Lompoc, CA 93436
tel. +1 805-735-5900
tel. +1 800.426.9463
Santa Barbara Winery
202 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
tel. +1 805.963.3633
tel. +1 800.225.3633
Santa Ynez Winery
5000 Zaca Station Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.688.3940
Shoestring Winery
800 East Hwy 246
Santa Ynez, CA 93463
tel. +1 800.693.8612
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Stearns Wharf Vintners-Tasting Room
217 Stearns Wharf
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
tel. +1 805.966.6624
Stolpman Vineyards
1659 Copenhagen Drive, Suite C
Solvang, CA 93464
tel. +1 805.688.0400
Summerland Winery
2330 Lillie Avenue
Summerland, CA 93067
tel. +1 805.565.WINE (9463)
Sunstone Vineyards & Winery
125 Refugio Road
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
tel. +1 805.688.9463
tel. +1 800.313.9463
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Tre Anelli
2923 Grand Avenue
Los Olivos, CA
tel. +1 (805) 686-3000
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Tres Hermanas
9660 Foxen Canyon Road
Santa Maria, CA 93454
tel. +1 805.937.8451
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Vandale Vineyards
3040 Box Canyon
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
tel. +1 805.688.0255
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Vineyards at Royal Oak (The)
Highway 154
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
tel. +1 805.693.9396
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Whitcraft Winery -Tasting Room
36A South Calle Cesar Chavez
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
tel. +1 805.730.1680
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Zaca Mesa Winery
6905 Foxen Canyon Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
tel. +1 805.688.9339
tel. +1 800.350.7972
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