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UKtoUSA
Does anybody have any good suggestions? I want to take my husband, mother and stepfather to a nice winery in Santa Barbara sometime over the next two weeks.
Ideally somewhere that has v.pretty scenery, v. pretty actual winery (so not on the main street, or behind a shop somewhere) and is not too snooty (not really a wine buff and have never been too a winery) but not one that is too casual- a nice inbetween would be perfect!
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Never been down there, but Qupe and Au Bon Climat are both in SB and make quite nice wines, if that's a factor.
I wouldn't worry about the snootiness factor, the only places you're likely to find that (in California) are wineries that won't have tasting rooms anyway, and even the by appt places are usually pretty friendly. The only way I've seen someone irritate a winery person is by pretending to know a lot more than they do, or just being plain obnoxious.
Bob