Gainey Vineyards Blog
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White Wine Club
May 05, 2020
Virtual Tasting of the recent club shipment with our winemaker Jeff LeBard.
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Riesling Wine Club
May 05, 2020
Virtual Tasting of the recent club shipment with our winemaker Jeff LeBard.
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Quarantine Pasta Kit Cooking Video
May 01, 2020
It's Friday, which means Meryl is back at it in the kitchen with a cooking video. Today she's using our Quarantine Pasta Kit to make Lemon Pepper Pasta, Spinach Salad, and Break w/dipping sauce. This kit includes:
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Quarantine Veggie Kit with Rosé Wine
April 27, 2020
Watch our tasting room manager Meryl cook Grilled Veggies with Spicy Grilled Shrimp using Gainey gourmet goods and paired with our Rosé wine.
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Quarantine Appetizer Kit Cooking Video
April 27, 2020
Here is our weekly cooking video with our Tasting Room manager Meryl. This week she's making Appetizers: beef nachos, fried mozzarella sticks, and brie bites.
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COVID-19 Q&A with Dan Gainey
April 22, 2020
Dan, there’s obviously been big changes in the world over the past month, what’s changed at Gainey?
Some parts of the business have changed dramatically, and some parts really haven’t changed much at all. The greatest changes, of course, have been to our tasting room operations. Our Evan’s Ranch tasting room in Los Olivos has been closed entirely and our Gainey tasting room is only open now for curbside pickups.
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Quarantine Fish Kit Cooking Video
April 21, 2020
Our Tasting Room Manager, Meryl, has been with us for 24-years. She is also our food buyer for all our gourmet pantry products. Every Friday for the next few weeks, we will be brining you a cooking segment with Meryl where she'll pair our gourmet food products with Gainey wines from our Quarantine Kits.
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How Does Rain Affect Wine?
August 27, 2019
We are often asked after a solid rainfall season “how did the rain affect the vineyards?”
And it’s a tricky question, because it can be positive or negative depending on timing during the vines growing cycle. We like winter rains—and yet we don’t like rain after berry set (May/June) or too close to harvest. The amount of rain makes a difference depending on the time of year as well. Winter = great. Late Summer and Fall rains = problematic.
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The Myriad of Ways to Taste Wine in Santa Barbara County
March 22, 2019
Option #1: Estate Wineries
Estate wineries are what most people picture when they imagine going wine tasting: a pastoral setting with Instagram-able views of vineyards, high-end wines, and outdoor seating. The Santa Ynez Valley is filled with beautiful estate wineries that fulfill all the expectations of what a day of wine tasting should be. The wine tasting experience at an estate winery can end up being more transformative and experiential. Standing in the actual place where the grapes are grown and produced helps connect people to the land, the history, and the energy of the place. It rounds out the experience in a way that a non- estate tasting rooms can’t provide.
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Getting Married at A Vineyard: How Much Does it Cost?
January 16, 2019
As one of the more popular wedding venues in the Santa Ynez Valley, we love helping brides and grooms bring their vision of a vineyard wedding to life. One of the top questions we get asked is "How much does it cost to have a vineyard wedding?"
One of our favorite local wedding planners who works with us frequently, Leanne Elliott of Soliel Events, has tackled this question head-on as a featured guest blogger on our website.
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