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Picnic spots and what to pack. All Good for lists
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Foxen Canyon Wine Trail
Old ranch country from Los Olivos to Santa Maria: taste in Foxen Winery's Shack, an 1860s blacksmith shop, picnic at Zaca Mesa and stop at the 1875 San Ramon Chapel, where Benjamin Foxen, the sea captain Foxen Canyon is named for, is buried.
Taste · Santa Barbara
Best Santa Barbara County wineries
Picnic in gazebos at Beckmen, the county's first biodynamic vineyard, eat lunch from Roblar's own farm or book a private seated Cabernet tasting at Brave & Maiden. Nine wineries, picked by the day you want.
Eat · Santa Ynez Valley
Tacos and cheap eats in the Santa Ynez Valley
Chef Cesar Miranda's roadside Airstream on Highway 246, $2 Taco Tuesdays at California Tacos and a picnic sandwich from peasants DELI, the Bib Gourmand team's deli.
Taste · Santa Ynez Valley
Walk-in wine tasting
Who pours without a booking, how big a group they take, and the estates where you must book.
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