Lompoc Wine Mecca

It's been a week of happenings, and we are most grateful to the Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance () for kicking it off with a spotlight summary and spot-on photo of Norm and Kate. You'll be able to catch this dynamic duo in the coming weeks as they share their handmade wines and heartfelt companionship at Return to Freedom on May 10th and the SB Culinary Experience Grand Tasting on May 17th. In the meantime, the Tasting Room has been reverberating with laughter this weekend as our patrons take a sip of Flying Goat wine and let the contented taste of fine craftsmanship settle on the tongue. We've had happy hours with the workaday crowd, birthdays with both members (shout-out to Eileen!) and newcomers, as well as old friends who brought armfuls of affection. Won't you also make waves and skim on in with the seafaring wind?

Dining al fresco at our home on a lovely warm and windless weekend in Lompoc. Thanks to our dear friends for sharing the abundance of their gardens with pomegranates, tomatoes, cucumbers, leeks, chard, herbs.... We also enjoyed a sneak preview of Norm's latest Pinot Noir blend for Return To Freedom, Wild Horse Conservation's Celebrate Freedom, our contribution in the Spirit of Giving to our favorite local non-profit. Thanks to Catherine Ryan for capturing the spirit of the evening. Neda DeMayo

Steve Jacobson's video CABERNET TONIGHT is a FINALIST for the Wine Spectator video competition. In spite of the title, it includes Pinot-centric Flying Goat Cellars. You will get a kick out of the playful humor. We ask you to please vote and forward the link to others. https://www.winespectator.com/videovoting