{ Wine Wednesday } Weekend Tasting

This past weekend we got together with our significant others and decided to go wine tasting and try the Urban Wine Trail in Santa Barbara.  We originally had planned to tackle the drive to wine country (Santa Ynez or Los Olivos), but instead, we decided to stay local since we heard great things about SB's local wineries. The UWT is a set of roughly 15 wineries right off State street that are all walking distance apart.  There was a stylish yet indie industrial vibe to the tasting rooms, and some new wines quickly rose to the top of our favorites list (such as the Spanish Chardonnay pictured below). With four hours left till closing, we only made it to three of the 15 wineries: Corks n' Crowns, Kunin Tasting Room, and Municipal Wineries.  We loved the vibe of Corks n' Crowns along with the unique tastings: us girls did a delicious white wine tasting with very generous pours, and the guys did a unique craft beer tasting...chocolate banana bread beer anyone? We went crazy for Municipal's urban chic feel with warehouse decor, vintage registers and file cabinets for storage. We had our only red wine at Municipal...The MCS Red, a light bodied, earthy blend of Mourvedre, Carignane, and Syrah which went perfectly with their  fab cheese platter from C’est Cheese that we gobbled quickly.  It was a great weekend and we can’t wait to go back and check out more of the Urban Wine Trails tasting rooms.

For more information check out their website, here. 

Chivite Wine from Spain ... our fave at Corks n' Crowns Tasting Room

Vintage register and industrial cabinets at Municipal Wineries

Wine Mug from Municipal Wineries

Cheers from us <3