Check out this video from Presqu’ile Winery. They have a very interesting story and are already developing a name for themselves. On July 31st, they poured their Chardonnay at The Chardonnay Symposium and received excellent reviews. Click here for a recap of the symposium as well as information about Presqu’ile’s Chardonnay.
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SANTA MARIA VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LAUNCHES SPRING “DINEOUT WEEKS” TO COMPLEMENT STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
“DineOut: Santa Maria Style”
Offers Special Reduced Price Menus at
Participating Santa Maria Valley Restaurants
From April 12 through April 25
Offers Special Reduced Price Menus at
Participating Santa Maria Valley Restaurants
From April 12 through April 25
Santa Maria, CA—Locals and visitors alike are invited to savor and save as eight participating restaurants in the Santa Maria Valley offer special reduced price menus from April 12 through April 25 under the banner of “DineOut: Santa Maria Style.”
The fixed menu prices start at $10.10, and continue with the “2010” theme at $20.10, $30.10 and $40.10, depending on the restaurant and meal (see below for full menus listing).
“The event dates were chosen to coincide with an established culinary event, the Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival, in order to encourage locals and visitors to experience a taste of the Santa Maria Valley,” said Gina Keough, manager of the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitor & Convention Bureau, which is coordinating the promotion.
The participating restaurants are The Hitching Post in Casmalia, Trattoria Uliveto, Far Western Tavern, Garden Room Restaurant at the Historic Santa Maria Inn, Vintner’s Bar & Grill at the Radisson Hotel Santa Maria, Portabella at the Holiday Inn and Suites, Quizno’s on South Bradley Road and Adelina’s Bistro at the Monarch Club at Trilogy Central Coast.
For example, the Historic Santa Maria Inn is offering a Grilled Salmon Filet atop grilled basil polenta for $20.10, which includes choice of soup or salad, tomato bruschetta and a dessert featuring vanilla ice cream, seasonal berries served in a caramel basket. Prices do not include tax or tip.
Diners are encouraged to make reservations in advance, and to mention the “DineOut: Santa Maria Style” promotion when dining or making a reservation as regular menu items will also be available.
Says Keough, “’DineOut: Santa Maria Style’ is a great way for people to affordably experience the variety of our local flavors.”
“DineOut: Santa Maria Style” Details
What: A two-week promotion featuring eight participating restaurants offering special prix fixe menus featuring entrees and extras.
When: Promotion runs from April 12 through April 25, 2010
Cost: Prices range from $10.10 to $40.10, depending on restaurant and menu
Menus: See below. These same details are available online at Hot Travel Deals at http://www.santamariavisitor.com, or phone (805) 925-2403 x814.
THE HITCHING POST
3325 Point Sal Road, Casmalia
(805) 937-6151 or (866) 879-4088
http://www.hitchingpost1.com
Open Monday – Saturday 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Sunday 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
DINNER
Steak & Shrimp $30.10
Australian Lobster Tail $40.10
Complete dinners include: bay shrimp cocktail, dinner salad, potato
or vegetables, entree, coffee/tea and ice cream.
FAR WESTERN TAVERN
899 Guadalupe Street/Highway1, Guadalupe
(805) 343-2211
http://www.Farwesterntavern.com
http://www.opentable.com/single.aspx?rid=33841&restref=33841
Open: Tuesday – Fri day 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
LUNCH $10.10
Spinach Steak Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette
DINNER $30.10
Petit (6 oz) Filet, Jumbo (9oz) Lobster Tail. Served with reduction of Syrah, polenta, roasted garlic and choice of soup or salad.
TRATTORIA ULIVETO
Menu pending
HISTORIC SANTA MARIA INN
801 South Broadway, Santa Maria
(805) 928-7777
http://www.santamariainn.com
DINNER
-Salmon Filet $20.10:
Served with grilled tomato bruschetta, choice of house made soup or salad,
grilled basil polenta garnished with a citrus salad, and vanilla ice cream and seasonal berries served in a caramel basket
-Black Angus Rib Eye Steak $30.10:
Served with grilled tomato bruschetta, coastal greens salad, creamy mashed potatos, grilled baby vegetables and crème Brulee.
-6oz Bacon Wrapped Black Angus Filet Mignon $40.10:
Served with risotto lobster cake, baby spinach salad with wonton skins, strawberries and mandarin oranges and cheesecake with vanilla bean ice cream.
QUIZNO’S SUB SANTA MARIA
2202 South Bradley Road- ONLY
Santa Maria, CA 93455
(805) 928-4280
LUNCH OR DINNER
Large sub, chips, cookie & drink retails for $10.10
PORTABELLA BAR & GRILL (Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites)
2100 North Broadway, Santa Maria
(805) 928-6000
Open 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly
DINNER
-Seafood Pasta $20.10:
Scallops, tiger shrimp and Atlantic salmon sautéed in garlic, butter
and white wine then served over a bed of fettuccini Alfredo.
-Beef Short Rib $20.10:
Slow cooked with a flavorful demi-glaze, served with choice
of two sides. Also served with a fresh garden salad or cup of soup.
-Atlantic Salmon $20.10:
Grilled with sun dried tomato pesto or Cajun style with herb butter.
Served with roasted asparagus and cheese-filled tortellini.
Also served with a side of scampi style shrimp.
-Steak & Ribs $30.10:
A juicy char-broiled Rib Eye and 1/2 rack of mouth watering ribs.
Served with two sides and choice of garden salad or a cup of soup.
VINTNERS GRILL (Radisson Hotel Santa Maria)
3455 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria
(805) 928-8000
Served 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. only
DINNER
-English Cut Prime Rib $20.10
-Champagne Chicken Picatta $20.10
-Blackened Snapper $20.10
*Served with house glass of wine and scoop of ice cream for dessert
Pandee Pearson, Executive Chef, Adelina’s Bistro
ADELINA’S BISTRO AT THE MONARCH CLUB
1645 Trilogy Parkway, Nipomo
(805) 343-7501
Open Tuesday – Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
DINNER
Chef’s Selected Entrée $30.10
Four course menu changes nightly to include amuse bouche, choice of soup du jour or bistro salad, chef’s selected entrée, and featured dessert. Call for menu details.
In The Vineyard: October 2009
October 15, 2009: The 2009 harvest season has been full of interesting weather changes. September began with record breaking heat and for many growers got harvest off to a feverish start. Prior to the heat, Pinot Noir grapes were steadily maturing and we saw mixed vine response to the heat. At some vineyards, sugar accumulation in the fruit increased rapidly while corresponding decreases in acid levels were not seen. This gave us growers and winemakers an important decision to make; can the sugar/acid levels come back into balance in the days following the heat spike or do we need to harvest before sugar levels rise beyond standard quality parameters?
Winemaker discussions I have had can be summarized with mixed results. Overall, the Pinot Noir quality looks to be good and depending on vineyard, there is potential for some outstanding wine lots now in barrel.
Chardonnay in the Santa Maria Valley coped with the heat better in most accounts than did the Pinot Noir. I have only heard exciting reports about Chardonnay wine quality and this is no surprise seeing and tasting the fruit as it left the vineyard. The Chardonnay vines were in a better condition during and following the heat, allowing growers to hang the fruit for an extended period. The increased hang time brought the fruit back into phenologic balance, and subsequently the wines are showing great character.
The recent October rains were much more of an overall benefit than detriment to us growers because of the recent drought years and in my opinion marked the virtual end to harvest. We do still have late whites and reds in the field, but the changing weather has put all remaining varieties on the harvest list.
This exciting harvest season “in the vineyard” will most surely result in some of our most impressive and anticipated wines in the bottle.
Jim Stollberg manages vineyards for Hampton and Maverick Farming Companies in the Santa Maria Valley. He can be reached at (805)310-9322 or jim@maverickfarming.com.
