{"id":8477,"date":"2021-08-13T16:01:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T21:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/?p=8477"},"modified":"2021-08-20T11:32:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:32:15","slug":"exploring-santa-barbara-wine-country-part-1-santa-barbara-solvang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2021\/08\/exploring-santa-barbara-wine-country-part-1-santa-barbara-solvang\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Santa Barbara Wine Country – Part 1 (Santa Barbara & Solvang)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I was late to the party, but I finally made it. To Santa Barbara Wine Country that is. These days, very few exciting things happen in the world of tax law in my office. It\u2019s not that we\u2019re not doing work (just the opposite). It\u2019s just that it doesn\u2019t excite me like it used to. Yes, tax law actually used to excite me. But after 20+ years, it\u2019s gotten a bit old. Of course, I\u2019ve also found something that interests me more, though it doesn\u2019t pay nearly as well. But I do get to have some great wine conversations in the office. And it was one of those conversations that got me intrigued about Santa Barbara Wine Country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While I\u2019ve studied a good bit of wine, Santa Barbara wine just doesn\u2019t come up with any degree of regularity or detail to have made me appreciate it. So when one of my work colleagues went on and on about the wines of the region, I made a mental note but still didn’t really get it. But a timely visit by some of the region\u2019s winemakers<\/strong><\/a> to Houston for a trade event started to put things in perspective. In a nutshell, I was amazed by the wines. I was also intrigued at the cool climate growing conditions (the geeky part). After that, it didn’t take long for me to plan a trip out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n