How could a tiny, enigmatic insect change the way that nearly all winemaking grapes are grown across the globe? Continue »
Join us in a virtual wine tasting with Doug Margerum of Margerum Wine Company for an inside look into Santa Barbara Wine Country and learn more about Margerum Wine Company! Watch now! Continue »
Winemaker Doug Margerum, ’81, will go to great lengths to create some of the finest wines in the world. Continue »
Barden Wines Fonte White Blend, Sta. Rita Hills 2018: The wine combines Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Gris to form a wine with lots of structure, depth, and nice acidity. Continue »
The 30th best wine of 2020 in the nation came straight out of Santa Barbara County. In wine vocabulary, and according to a senior editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, the Margerum M5 White Rhône Blend “sizzles the palate with acidity and ashy, chalky tension, delivering flavors of kiwi, lychee and more stone fruit.” Continue »
SANTA BARBARA WINEMAKER Doug Margerum, whose long-time reputation for Burgundian sensibilities in his Rhône varietal winemaking, never fails to impress us with his innovative approaches. Doug’s latest creation is Mute-Age, a Grenache-based Vin Doux Natural fortified with barrel-aged brandy and aged on his winey roof for 2 years in 34-liter glass demi-johns. Continue »
Where to stay and activities to enjoy in this quaint seaside town. Continue »
Taking Cues from Banyuls, Douglas Margerum Makes a Chocolate-Friendly Dessert Wine. Continue »
A trip to Santa Barbara must include wine tasting, and a must-stop tasting room in the Santa Barbara wine scene is Margerum Wine Company and Barden Wines. Doug Margerum has been a fixture in Santa Barbara from his days of owning the Wine Cask, but the inviting ambiance of the tasting room in its modern Spanish building also draws you to this location—located across from the Hotel Californian in the center of the Funk Zone. Nearby are great restaurants, the pier, and the coastline. Continue »
Among the many Santa Barbara area winemakers striving to reinvent themselves with a huge outdoor presence in California is Margerum Wines, and Doug, Hugh and Marni Margerum hosted a unique International Grenache weekend Celebration in September where guests reveled in warm weather and outdoor comfort at its best while savoring gourmet bites and sips of Margerum fine wines. Each guest sampled 2 oz. pours of five wines to accompany prepared unique small bites served attractively on a wooden platter for $35. Continue »
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