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 Since
we want your wine tasting experience to be one of enjoyment and fun
as well as memorable, we offer the following tips on your tour through
the Santa Ynez Wine Country:
- Make sure you eat before you go wine tasting.
- Stop at the grocery store and buy snacks
or sandwiches and bottled water for your journey. Many Tasting
Rooms offer small, pre-packaged snacks and will
provide you with “tap” water or offer bottled water
at a nominal price (usually free to Designated Drivers), in case
you forget to bring your own.
- Drink the water you bring or purchase. Eat
the food you bring or purchase.
- Please, skip the perfume and cologne. Not
only is much of your palate reliant on smell, your fellow tasters
will appreciate this decision.
- Don’t be afraid of the Dump Bucket
or Spittoon. ALL Tasting Room staff will encourage you to share
tastings OR dump OR spit out wine. Please, we do not take offense
to any of these choices.
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 Many of you choose to rinse your glass after
every pour. We only encourage rinsing when going from a red varietal
to a white and only rinsing with wine.
- Again, please drink water and stay hydrated.
We promise, it will not ruin your serene feeling from the wine.
- If there are eight or more tasters in your
party, please call the wineries ahead of time and make a reservation.
Most Tasting Rooms have specific “group” policies.
We thank you very much for visiting
the Santa Ynez Valley and especially The Brander Vineyard.
We look
forward to your visit.
The Brander Tasting Room Staff
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