Wine & Table
The Urban Wine Trail, the Santa Ynez Valley, markets and the city's food traditions.
The Urban Wine Trail, one block at a time
The vineyards are an hour over the mountains, but the wine has come to town. A walk from the railroad depot through the Funk Zone to the old Presidio, glass in hand and no car keys.
The valley that runs the wrong way
Most California mountains run north to south. Here they turn and open to the sea, and the fog that pours through them explains every bottle from the Santa Ynez Valley.
Buying dinner off the boat
Early on Saturday, the commercial fleet at Santa Barbara Harbor sells its catch on the dock: crabs still moving, prawns from deep water, and sea urchin the rest of the world pays a premium for.
