Margerum Winery: Right at the entrance to the Funk Zone, the Margerum tasting room offers wine flights, light meals and an extensive list of tasting opportunities. We fell in love with several of their wines and may have brought home a bottle or two. Continue »
"2019 Margerum Riviera Rosé: Full bodied and dry, this is the perfect pairing with any summer barbecue dish. The watermelon to the taste is particularly refreshing for when the temperatures exceed 100, so every day for us. Continue »
Margerum has been at the forefront of a bustling wine industry in Santa Barbara as the region has evolved from a low-key beach town to a wine destination. “The Santa Barbara wine scene has always been very congenial. All the winemakers are friends and we are helping each other in promoting Santa Barbara County and the quality of its wines,” said Margerum. Continue »
I have always admired Margerum Wine Company for its dedication to the region and Doug Margerum’s trailblazing spirit that has practically put Santa Barbara wines on the global map. Continue »
As wineries face disruptions in sales and cash flow, growers seek creative solutions to help their customers and themselves. Continue »
Doug Margerum and his Margerum Wine Co. took a hard hit when their tasting room had to close in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone. He’s confident it can reopen as a safe environment for both our guests and employees. Continue »
'Uncorked' is best of showing the transportive nature of wine when you're stuck in landlocked non-wine country. By Julia Coney Continue »
“An American winemaker with Francophile taste, Doug Margerum of Margerum Wine Company and Barden Wines, relishes in capturing the essence of Santa Barbara terroir in the bottle with style and finesse using old-world methods. And, because he is allergic to sulfur, Doug has cleverly adapted his cellar and altered protocols to produce wines with the least amount of sulfur necessary. You’ll have to tune in to learn his dirty and gassy little secrets!” – Bion Rice, host and co-creator of “Two Glasses In” Continue »
“Sauvignon Blanc is one of the more sensitive-to-climate grapes that exists,” says Doug Margerum, who’s dabbled in Sauvignon Blanc in Santa Barbara County since the 1980s. He now sees it as the primary wine for Margerum Wine Company. “The grape has so much flavor and so many expressions, depending on the style a winemaker desires.” Continue »
Show 364, March 14, 2020: Winemaker Douglas Barden Margerum, Margerum Wine Company, Santa Barbara Leading the Margerum Wine Company team (with a new tasting room at Hotel Californian in the State Building) is creator and namesake, Douglas Barden Margerum, a long- term Santa Barbara resident who has been a fixture in the Santa Barbara food and wine scene for over 35 years. Doug is also is a member of the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience Advisory Committee. Continue »
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